February 18th.MicrosoftThe company announced the expansion of its AI assistant in a blog post on February 14th. GitHub Copilot range of applications in its own Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code.The latest Xcode version of GitHub Copilot is available as a public preview.
Note: GitHub Copilot is more than just aCode Completion ToolIt's more like an AI assistant that understands your coding intentions and provides more precise help.
Github Copilot provides intelligent suggestions for specific coding tasks, providing real-time guidance for debugging, understanding code, and exploring new solutions, in addition to streamlining workflows and dramatically improving coding efficiency.
GitHub Copilot for Xcode Chat offers a variety of convenient features to help developers work efficiently:
Chat View: Interact with Copilot directly in the chat window for coding help, code explanations and AI-driven code suggestions.
Slash commands: Use shortcut commands such as /explain to quickly get an explanation of a code snippet without interrupting the coding process.
Reference Context: Upload a file to provide Copilot with richer contextual information for more accurate answers.
Multi-instance management: Maintaining conversation threads across multiple Xcode instances ensures contextual coherence and avoids information loss.
History Management: Easily review historical conversations with Copilot for easy reference and collaboration.
