Are you a developer looking for new and exciting features in your code editor? Look no further than Visual Studio Code 1.77, the latest version of Microsoft’s popular code editor. With a range of new features and enhancements, including a deeper integration with GitHub Copilot, Visual Studio Code 1.77 is the go-to choice for developers looking to take their coding experience to the next level.

Inline Suggestions and Chat Capabilities with GitHub Copilot

Visual Studio Code 1.77 introduces a preview of deeper integration with the GitHub Copilot AI coding assistant, including inline suggestions and chat capabilities. With inline suggestions, developers can get recommendations on what code to write next, making coding faster and more efficient. And with chat capabilities, developers can ask for help with their code directly within the editor, making it easier to get support when needed.

Switch Case Completions for TypeScript/JavaScript

Another exciting new feature in Visual Studio Code 1.77 is switch case completions for TypeScript and JavaScript. This feature helps users scaffold out switch statements over literal types in either programming language. By typing a type case inside of the switch statement and accepting the suggestion for case …, developers can automatically insert cases for all values of this type. Note that this only works when the value being switched over is either a union or literal type.

Try Out GitHub Copilot Features

Visual Studio Code 1.77 also allows users to try out GitHub Copilot features such as inline suggestions, a chat view to ask for help, and inline chat. Developers can try the new capabilities by using the GitHub Copilot Nightly extension and the VS Code Insiders Build. For chat capabilities, developers also must sign up for the GitHub Copilot Chat waitlist. This deeper integration with Copilot is in a preview state.

GitHub Integration and Deep Links

A new GitHub integration now allows VS Code users to copy deep links for an editor line or range from the editor gutter when working in a GitHub repository. In the desktop version of VS Code, developers need to install the GitHub Pull Requests and Issues extension to create GitHub Permalinks and HEAD links from the editor gutter. In vscode.dev, the online version of VS Code, deep links for GitHub repos are available out of the box.

Other Enhancements in Visual Studio Code 1.77

Visual Studio Code 1.77 brings a range of other enhancements for developers, including:

  • More convenient Python code refactoring with the Pylance extension for Python language support
  • Editor recommendations for extensions based on file content, such as recommending the Jupyter extension for Python notebooks
  • Format on save for notebooks, allowing developers to format the entire notebook when saved

Download Visual Studio Code 1.77 Today

Visual Studio Code 1.77 can be downloaded for Windows, Linux, or macOS from the project website. With a range of new features and enhancements, including a deeper integration with GitHub Copilot, this latest version of the popular code editor is a must-have for developers looking to take their coding experience to the next level. Try it out today and see for yourself why Visual Studio Code is the go-to choice for developers worldwide.