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Demystifying Microsoft’s Copilots
Updated: March 7, 2025
Copilot-branded technologies from Microsoft assist users in completing tasks, but Microsoft overstates ROI. Almost all...more
New GitHub Copilot Free Tier Offers Limited Usage
January 4, 2025
A Free tier of GitHub Copilot is available as of Dec. 2024, which could help...more
Recent GitHub Updates Focus on AI, Governance, Security
Updated: November 27, 2024
GitHub is receiving significant investments from parent Microsoft to provide developers with tools and services...more
GitHub Copilot Workspace
Updated: November 18, 2024
GitHub Copilot Workspace, in limited preview, provides AI assistance to speed software development for updates,...more
GitHub to be Acquired
Updated: October 8, 2024
GitHub will be acquired by Microsoft by the end of 2018
GitHub Hosts Development, Overlaps with Azure DevOps, VS
Updated: October 8, 2024
GitHub is a Microsoft-owned developer service for source code control and several other software development...more
Two Copilots for Azure: Which to Use?
Updated: September 25, 2024
Copilot in Azure, free for Azure customers during preview, is a natural language-based AI assistant...more
How to Choose Which GitHub Copilot Tier to Buy
Updated: September 2, 2024
GitHub Copilot, a popular AI assistant for developers, is available in three feature tiers. The...more
GitHub On-Premises Server Software Updated
Updated: February 10, 2024
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.11 brings updates that help reduce security vulnerabilities in source code, view...more
GraphQL Improves Data APIs, Supported in Azure, GitHub
Updated: January 8, 2024
GraphQL is a protocol and runtime engine for accessing data over HTTP with usability and...more
GitHub Enhancements Focus on AI, Security
Updated: December 11, 2023
Updates to GitHub Copilot let customers train the AI coding assistant on their private repositories...more
GitHub Security Features Added to Azure DevOps
Updated: July 20, 2023
Azure DevOps has received support for GitHub features that can help developers produce software that...more
More Tools Aim to Make Windows the Best Dev Box
Updated: June 12, 2023
New tools and capabilities provision Windows development workstations and centralize task management to get developers...more
Dev Home
Updated: June 12, 2023
Illustration shows screenshots of Dev Home.
GitHub Codespaces Can Save Dev Time, Resources
Updated: May 31, 2023
GitHub Codespaces hosts development environments that can be accessed from Visual Studio Code. The service...more
GitHub Copilot Helps Devs Write Code
Updated: May 31, 2023
GitHub Copilot, in limited preview, can generate code for developers based on natural language comments,...more
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