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.

The original AI-powered code completion tool stemming from early OpenAI technology, GitHub Copilot, now comes in a free tier for the Visual Studio IDE and Visual Studio Code, along with other editors.

GitHub announced a raft of improvements to its Copilot AI in the Visual Studio Code editor, including a new 'agent mode' in preview that lets developers use the AI technology to write code faster and ...