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Insider: August 21, 2025
You’re in the zone, building something specific, but GitHub Copilot keeps tossing out code that’s… close, but not quite right. Here’s the fix: give Copilot the context it needs to understand your code. Think of it like onboarding a new team member.
Insider: August 7, 2025
LLMs often struggle when they’re asked for information outside of their training data. For AI agents built on top of LLMs to be useful, you’ll need to provide the right amount of context when you prompt them, whether it’s your codebase, your repository data, your documentation, or something else.
Insider: July 17, 2025
AI feels magical… until it starts giving the wrong answers. GitHub Copilot Spaces fixes that by letting you bundle the exact context Copilot should know: turning generic responses into answers that feel like they came from your team's resident expert.
Insider: July 3, 2025
You’re not alone in the security fight. You’ve got GitHub Copilot. In today’s edition of The GitHub Insider, we’ll cover three ways your AI pair programmer can not only help secure your code, but also increase your overall security knowledge.
Insider: June 19, 2025
Staring at your backlog can feel overwhelming. At Microsoft Build, we announced something that addresses this directly: Now you can assign GitHub issues directly to an AI agent.
Insider: June 5, 2025
Let's face it—security tools often aren't built with developers in mind. They're usually cumbersome, disruptive, and can flood you with false positives. At GitHub, we're changing that. Our tools integrate smoothly into your workflow, helping keep security manageable and your code secure.
Insider: May 15, 2025
Real talk: vibe coding is fun, but most of us aren’t building MVPs. We’re maintaining, debugging, and evolving existing codebases. GitHub Copilot isn’t just a new addition to the toolchain, it’s built for the real stuff—the day-to-day dev work that keeps the lights on. Because sometimes, the true magic trick is getting legacy code to compile.
Insider: May 1, 2025
Security might not be the first thing on your mind, but every time you npm install, pip install, or cargo add, you’re trusting third-party code. That’s normal and necessary, but outdated or vulnerable dependencies can introduce security issues you might not even know about.
Insider: April 24, 2025
Ever wondered which AI model is the best fit for your GitHub Copilot project? You're not alone. Picking the right one can feel somewhat mysterious—each has its strengths, but which one is just right for your task?
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