Visual Studio Code and GitHub Copilot - What's new in 1.116
Fokko at Work demos what’s new in Visual Studio Code 1.116, including updates related to GitHub Copilot/VS Code Agents, terminal input improvements, and a new customizations welcome page, with a reminder that enterprise policies and pricing plans can affect feature availability.
Overview
The video walks through selected changes in VS Code 1.116 via short demos:
Visual Studio Code Agents (update)
- An update on VS Code Agents in the context of GitHub Copilot.
- Notes that feature availability can vary depending on enterprise policies and the pricing plan.
Terminal input improvements
- Demonstrates improvements to terminal input in VS Code.
Customizations welcome page
- Shows the new customizations welcome page and how it helps with editor setup/customization.
References
- VS Code 1.116 release notes: https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_116
- More info: https://tech.xebia.ms/github-copilot
Video chapters
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:12 Visual Studio Code Agents - Update
- 05:29 Terminal input improvements
- 08:30 Customizations welcome page
- 13:00 Outro - remarks