If you’re an R programmer hoping to try GitHub Copilot, you’ll need to use Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code. Here’s how to set up and use VS Code for R.

When prompted, click Authorize Visual Studio-Code, which will direct you back to VS Code, where you must inform the app that you trust the authors (Figure H). Figure H ...

News GitHub Previews Agentic AI in VS Code Copilot By David Ramel 02/06/2025 GitHub today announced a raft of improvements to its Copilot AI in the Visual Studio Code editor, including a new "agent ...