What is GitHub Copilot and why do we need it?
Modern software development thrives on speed, accuracy, and innovation. Developers often spend a lot of time writing boilerplate code, integrating APIs, or debugging issues in the source code. Now with the emergence of AI and AI-powered tools and technologies, you can automate all of these time-consuming tasks to boost developer productivity.
GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered coding assistant that can generate code, optimize code, document code, fix issues, create tests, draft pull requests, and enable developers focus on creative, complex problem-solving tasks. GitHub Copilot, which supports models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others, is much more than a code autocompletion tool. It uses advanced AI models to understand natural-language comments and the context around your code, generate code snippets, automate repetitive tasks, reduce errors, and speed up your software development workflow.
While traditional autocompletion tools suggest code based on syntax, GitHub Copilot understands the purpose of your code, i.e., what the code is intended to accomplish, and generates entire code blocks or code snippets as needed. As a result, developers can be more productive and consistent, and write better code by adhering to the best practices and identifying and fixing issues and bugs early.
