Episode 242: What’s New in GitHub Copilot?

const podcast = { episode: 242, title: 'What’s New in GitHub Copilot', topics: [ 'copilot', 'github', 'ai' ], guest: '' hosts: [ 'John Papa', 'Ward Bell', 'Craig Shoemaker', 'Dan Wahlin' ]};

Recording date: June 29, 2023

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Brought to you by

• AG Grid

• IdeaBlade

Resources:

• GitHub Blog
• GitHub Copilot
• GitHub Copilot pricing
• Blog post on ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot
• How GPT models work: accessible to everyone
• rsync script (mostly) generated by ChatGPT
• GitHub Copilot Chat VS Code Extension
• GitHub Copilot privacy policies
• Samsung chatGPT lesson
• GitHub Copilot Pricing Documentation
• Learn GitHub Copilot

Timejumps

• 00:28 Welcome
• 01:05 What's the state of Copilot today?
• 04:45 How often does Copilot hallucinate?
• 06:59 How are you using Copilot?
• 08:26 Sponsor: Ag Grid
• 09:28 Angular example
• 11:28 How is Copilot answering your questions?
• 16:30 Is it getting better?
• 18:32 Can you use it to write unit tests?
• 29:36 Sponsor: IdeaBlade
• 30:34 Does Copilot have more awareness than general ChatGPT?
• 34:49 What is pricing for GitHub Copilot?
• 39:28 Final thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.