So what is GitHub Copilot? Well, in the end,
it's an IDE extension that adds AI-powered features,
though it's basically built in Visual Studio Code, for
example. But you can install it in other code
And GitHub Copilot gives you AI-powered code completions, it gives
you code generation, and it gives you a built-in AI chat and
AI agents that can write code for you or help
you with writing code. It does require a paid
subscription in order to use it though.
To be precise, there technically is a free plan
but chances are high that that's not going to cut it for you.
It exists, you can try it, but realistically, you'll need a Pro or a
Pro+ subscription depending on how much you use it.
But if you're using a lot of AI agents for writing a lot of code, you'll
probably need that Pro+ subscription.
And of course, prices and subscription tiers may change over
The key takeaway is that it's essentially a paid feature.
Now to use it, in this section, we'll use Visual Studio Code as an
editor, which is one of the main editors
Copilot. And you can tell that you have it if you have
this icon in your bottom toolbar, for example.
You can click this icon to configure it, but I'll get back to
configuring it later. You will need to sign
in in order to use it, of course, since you need that paid
subscription in most cases. And even if you're using it for free, you need to
sign in with your GitHub account and then you can start using
it.