Microsoft Integrates a Free Version of Its 'Copilot' Coding AI Into GitHub, VS Code

An anonymous reader shared this report from TechCrunch:Microsoft-owned GitHub announced on Wednesday a free version of its popular Copilot code completion/AI pair programming tool, which will also now ship by default with Microsoft's popular VS Code editor. Until now, most developers had to pay a monthly fee, starting at $10 per month, with only verified students, teachers, and open source maintainers getting free access...There are some limitations to the free version, which is geared toward oc