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.

GitHub Copilot is only compatible with Visual Studio 2022 17.6 or later. So before you can install the extension, you need to make sure you have the right VS version installed on your machine.

For those who spend their days (and sometimes nights) immersed in code, GitHub Copilot is a valuable addition to your toolkit. It’s like having a co-pilot in the cockpit of a plane, but for coding.

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