To generate codes using Copilot, you must describe the code behavior you want using natural language in the chatbox. For example, code for form validation or Ajax calls using the Power Pages Web API.

2] Install Visual Studio Code Now, go ahead and install Visual Studio Code on your computer. To do that, navigate to code.visualstudio.com and click on the Download for Windows icon.

VS Code is one of the most popular open-source IDEs on the planet. It can work with a large number of languages, is quite user-friendly and available for Linux, macOS and Windows.

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.

sudo systemctl enable code-server At this point, code-server will always be running, even if the system reboots. And that’s how you can serve up an instance of Visual Studio Code over your network.