Copilot
We track 22 posts about Copilot from 12 engineering blogs. Most active: GitHub Old, Pamela Fox, Real Python. Latest post: Sep 25, 2026.
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GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: How to build custom workflows with canvases (opens on the source site)
Describe the interface you need in plain English, then let the agent build a live surface you can both use and update—so you spend less time adapting to tools and more time getting work done. The post GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: How to build custom workflows with canvases appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Rendering huge pull requests in the GitHub Copilot app (opens on the source site)
How we rebuilt the diff surface in the GitHub Copilot app to open a million-line pull request with hundreds of inline review comments. The post Rendering huge pull requests in the GitHub Copilot app appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Prompt-Driven Development: Building with GitHub Copilot Coding Agents (opens on the source site)
We used GitHub Copilot coding agents to build an app across different time zones. The AI wrote the code, but prompts, tests, guardrails, and pull requests made it software development rather than vibe coding.
Cursor vs Copilot: Which AI Editor Is Better for Python? (opens on the source site)
Compare Cursor vs GitHub Copilot by building a Python project, testing agent workflows, debugging code, and evaluating AI-assisted development.
Quiz: Cursor vs Copilot: Which AI Editor Is Better for Python? (opens on the source site)
Test your understanding of how Cursor and GitHub Copilot compare for Python across agent modes, code review, and project conventions.
Migrating the GitHub Copilot runtime to Rust, using Copilot (opens on the source site)
A rewrite this size wasn't affordable before agents. Here's what porting the Copilot agent runtime to 800,000 lines of production Rust actually took. The post Migrating the GitHub Copilot runtime to Rust, using Copilot appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: Using the diff, terminal, and browser (opens on the source site)
Checking agent-generated code usually means hopping between tabs. Learn how to view diffs, run terminal commands, and preview web apps side by side in the GitHub Copilot app. The post GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: Using the diff, terminal, and browser appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: Run several agents at once (opens on the source site)
Learn how to run parallel agents in the GitHub Copilot app, and experience the moment it stops feeling scary and starts feeling powerful. The post GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: Run several agents at once appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: Automate Dependabot pull request triage (opens on the source site)
Managing library updates can be tedious at times. Learn how the GitHub Copilot app can handle this type of repetitive task. The post GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: Automate Dependabot pull request triage appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Query Dynatrace Managed data directly in Claude, AWS Kiro, GitHub Copilot, and other MCP-compatible clients (opens on the source site)
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GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: Managing your work (opens on the source site)
If you’re juggling multiple Copilot sessions, use the My work pane to track what's in flight, what's done, and what's next. The post GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: Managing your work appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
New in Confluent Intelligence and AI Tools: Making Agents Native to the Stream, Expanded Model Support, New Agent Skills, and Copilot (opens on the source site)
Explore new AI features and AI tools: support for IBM Granite Time Series models and TimesFM models (EA), enhanced Real-Time Context Engine experience, new Agent Skills, Confluent Copilot
Instructions Hygiene – What Frontier Models Still Need You to Say (opens on the source site)
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Get the most out of the latest models by providing the right level of instructions The post Instructions Hygiene – What Frontier Models Still Need You to Say appeared first on .NET Blog.
Using the GitHub Copilot SDK for Java (opens on the source site)
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Enterprise Java developers have a new superpower—drive GitHub Copilot from idiomatic Java code with annotations, virtual threads, and more. The post Using the GitHub Copilot SDK for Java appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
NPM Install And Copilot Instructions (opens on the source site)
Here is something I have noticed about my projects and using Copilot lately. When I add a new NPM dependency, I also update the Copilot i
Copilot Instructions Example (opens on the source site)
I have described using Use Copilot Instructions And Page Objects to quickly develop end-to-end Cypress tests. This blog post gives another concrete example. You can find the source code in the repo bahmutov/copilot-instructions-example. First, I wrote a page object file to implement common TodoMVC application test commands: visit the app and wait for it to load reset the backend data to zero todos or the given number of items cypress/e2e/todomvc.po.js1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 export const TodoMVC = { visit() { cy.step('visit the app')…
The Archaeologist’s Copilot (opens on the source site)
When people think of legacy modernization, most folks aren't imagining the target environment will be Java 8. But this was the challenge facing Nik Malykhin when he needed to run a Java 1.5 codebase on today's hardware. His early use of LLMs gave plausible answers that did not hold up in the codebase. Progress came when he grounded the process in evidence, using AI to support analysis, validation in a stable Docker environment, and gradual refactoring protected by tests. The main takeaway is practical: AI was most useful when constrained by evidence, clear roles, and a step-by-step…
Better tools made Copilot code review worse. Here’s how we actually improved it. (opens on the source site)
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How migrating Copilot code review to shared Unix-style code exploration tools reduced review cost by reshaping agent workflows around pull request evidence. The post Better tools made Copilot code review worse. Here’s how we actually improved it. appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
I can't cancel GitHub Copilot (opens on the source site)
Back when Copilot first came out, I immediately disliked it. But I decided to give it a fair shake and tried to evaulate it in good faith. I wasn’t interested in paying for it, but they had a form for FOSS community members to apply for a free subscription, so I filled it out and gave it a shot. Once approved I spent 15 minutes (successfully) convincing it to write a Python script that printed out the lyrics to “All Star” verbatim, and haven’t touched it since.Since then, like clockwork I get an email every month informing me that my subscription has been automatically renewed.Hi there,Thank…
Automated repo maintenance via GitHub Copilot coding agent (opens on the source site)
I have a problem: I'm addicted to making new repositories on GitHub. As part of my advocacy role at Microsoft, my goal is to show developers how to combine technology X with technology Y, and a repository is a great way to prove it. But that means I now have hundreds of repositories that I am trying to keep working, and they require constant upgrades: Upgraded Python packages, npm packages, GitHub Actions Improved Python tooling (like moving from pip to uv, or black to ruff) Hosted API changes (versions, URLs, deprecations) Infrastructure upgrades (Bicep/Terraform changes) All of those…
Automated repo maintenance via GitHub Copilot coding agent (opens on the source site)
I have a problem: I'm addicted to making new repositories on GitHub. As part of my advocacy role at Microsoft, my goal is to show developers how to combine technology X with technology Y, and a repository is a great way to prove it. But that means I now have hundreds of repositories that I am trying to keep working, and they require constant upgrades: Upgraded Python packages, npm packages, GitHub Actions Improved Python tooling (like moving from pip to uv, or black to ruff) Hosted API changes (versions, URLs, deprecations) Infrastructure upgrades (Bicep/Terraform changes) All of those…
GitHub Copilot for CLI for PowerShell (opens on the source site)
GitHub Next has this cool project that is basically Copilot for the CLI (command line interface). You can sign up for their waitlist at the Copilot for CLI site. Copilot for CLI provides three shell commands: ??, git? and gh? This is cool and all, but I use PowerShell. Turns out these ?? commands are just router commands to a larger EXE called github-copilot-cli. So if you go "?? something" you're really going "github-copilot-cli what-the-shell something." So this means I should be able to to do the same/similar aliases for my PowerShell prompt AND change the injected prompt (look at me I'm a…
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