Visual Studio Code and GitHub Copilot - What's new in 1.120

Fokko at Work demos what’s new for GitHub Copilot inside Visual Studio Code 1.120, focusing on the Agents app reaching stable, BYOK improvements, and terminal-related updates, with notes on how enterprise policies and licensing can affect feature availability.

Overview

The video walks through selected Visual Studio Code 1.120 updates related to GitHub Copilot, shown via live demos.

Agents app in VS Code (stable)

• Covers the Agents app becoming available in the stable VS Code release.
• Demonstrates how the Agents experience works in the editor.

BYOK improvements

• Reviews improvements to BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) scenarios for Copilot-related workflows.
• Notes that availability can depend on enterprise policies and the pricing plan in use.

Terminal improvements

• Highlights terminal-related improvements in VS Code that affect day-to-day developer workflows.

References

• VS Code 1.120 release notes: https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_120
• More info: https://tech.xebia.ms/github-copilot