Tag: GitHub Copilot
Microsoft Brings MCP to Geospatial Workflows With Planetary Computer Pro Tools for VS Code
Microsoft's Planetary Computer Pro MCP Tools for VS Code bring 35+ geospatial tools into GitHub Copilot via natural-language prompts ...
GitHub Copilot Gets Its Own App — and It’s More Than a Coding Assistant
Tom Smith | | Agent Merge, agentic development, AI coding assistant, CI/CD, developer tools, devops automation, GitHub Copilot, software development lifecycleGitHub has launched a standalone Copilot desktop app in technical preview, moving beyond the IDE to introduce a dedicated cockpit for agentic development. The app enables developers to manage parallel, isolated agent ...
GitHub’s Spec Kit Puts the Spec Back in Software Development
Tom Smith | | AI coding agents, devops automation, GitHub Copilot, GitHub Spec Kit, software governance, Spec-Driven Development (SDD), technical debt, vibe codingGitHub’s open-source Spec Kit aims to eliminate "vibe coding" by prioritizing durable specifications over vague prompts, providing a structured, agent-agnostic workflow for Copilot, Claude, and Gemini ...
Visual Studio Code 1.115 Moves Deeper Into Agent-Native Development
Tom Smith | | agent-native, Agentic Workflows, AI-assisted development, GitHub Copilot, integrated browser, microsoft, Playwright, terminal tools, Visual Studio Code 1.115, VS Code Agents, VS Code InsidersVS Code 1.115 adds the VS Code Agents companion app, better browser tools, and background terminal interaction for agentic development workflows ...
GitHub Copilot CLI Gets a Second Opinion — and It’s From a Different AI Family
Tom Smith | | AI agents, AI code review, Claude Sonnet 4.6, cross-family collaboration, developer tools, GitHub Copilot, GPT-5.4, Rubber Duck, SWE-Bench ProGitHub Copilot CLI’s "Rubber Duck" experimental feature uses cross-family model collaboration (Claude + GPT-5.4) to catch architectural flaws and reduce logic errors ...
AI Won’t Replace Developers—But it is Changing How They Work
Manoj M Chambarge | | AI coding tools, AI-assisted coding, developer productivity, GitHub Copilot, software developmentAI is reshaping software development by accelerating coding, testing and reviews while reinforcing the need for human judgment and oversight ...
Microsoft Azure Skills Plugin Gives AI Coding Agents a Playbook for Cloud Deployment
Tom Smith | | agent orchestration, AI coding agents, AI in software delivery, Azure automation, Azure cost optimization, Azure Skills Plugin, Claude Code, cloud deployment, devops, Foundry MCP, GitHub Copilot, guardrails, infrastructure as code, institutional knowledge, MCP Server, Microsoft Azure, platform engineering, VS Code agent pluginsMicrosoft’s new Azure Skills Plugin closes the gap between AI-written code and production deployments by packaging expert Azure knowledge as executable skills, backed by MCP servers for real infrastructure actions and AI ...
GitHub Copilot Coding Agent for Jira Connects Planning to Pull Requests Without Leaving Your Workflow
Tom Smith | | assign issues, coding agent, context switching, developer tools, draft PRs, GitHub Copilot, innovation, integration, JIRA, planning, Productivity, workflowGitHub Copilot, the coding agent, now integrates with Jira. Assign issues to Copilot and get draft PRs — no context switching between planning and code ...
Bot-Driven Development: Redefining DevOps Workflow
Oluwakorede Akinsete | | agentic AI, AI collaboration, AI in DevOps, AI-powered tools, automation challenges, AWS CodeGuru, bot-driven development, CI/CD pipeline, continuous integration, devops automation, DevOps productivity tools, GitHub Copilot, hybrid model, intelligent agents, operational efficiency, Security in Devops, software lifecycle, workflow reinventionExplore the future of DevOps with bot-driven development (BotDD) that integrates AI-powered tools. Learn how intelligent agents enhance automation, testing, and project management, transforming the software lifecycle ...
Survey Sees Wider Adoption of AI Coding Tools Creating More DevOps Challenges
Mike Vizard | | AI coding tools, AI productivity, application security, ChatGPT, Code Generation, code review, coding automation, developer survey, devops challenges, GitHub Copilot, sensitive data exposure.Survey reveals 72% of developers use AI coding tools daily, generating 42% of code with AI. Trust issues persist, with 96% doubting AI code correctness ...
Cursor Acquires Graphite to Streamline AI-Powered Development
Jon Swartz | | acquisition, AI and cybersecurity, AI coding, Anthropic, Cursor, Figma, GitHub Copilot, Graphite, Koala, OpenAI, Perplexity AI, Snowflake, spotify, SupermavenCursor, the artificial intelligence (AI) coding assistant valued at $29 billion, has acquired code review startup Graphite to address what Cursor CEO Michael Truell describes as a growing bottleneck in software development ...
VS Code Pushes Hard on AI Agents While Quietly Killing Free Code Completion
Tom Smith | | Agent HQ, Agent Sessions, agentic coding, AI agents, AI code completion, AI security, developer tools, devops, GitHub Copilot, IDE updates, IntelliCode deprecation, microsoft, prompt injection, software development, TypeScript 7, TypeScript Go compiler, Visual Studio Code, VS Code updateMicrosoft's VS Code update brings Agent HQ, TypeScript 7 preview, and kills free IntelliCode. What developers need to know about the latest changes ...
