Re: [IBMiOSS] Questions re Github copilot in VS Code for i

In director speak: GitHub is the brand. CoPilot is the product.


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From: OpenSource <opensource-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Buck Calabro <kc2hiz@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2025 10:28:12 PM
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [IBMiOSS] Questions re Github copilot in VS Code for i

On Fri, 10 Jan 2025 at 15:11, Dan Bale wrote:

When I requested access, I had the following exchange with the director:

Director: are you currently using GitHub? that is a requirement to get access to CoPilot
Me: I am using VS Code for i, which can use Github Copilot.
Director: "GitHub" is the source code repository, different from what IDE you are using (i.e. VS Code)
Me: I'm not sure I understand. This (1) shows GitHub Copilot is an extension that can be installed to VS Code. Is this different from what you are talking about?

(1) refers to a screenshot that can't be replicated on this list.

At this point (a few weeks ago), I got radio silence. Since he is a director, I don't want to come off as badgering him and want to convey a professional response on a topic that I'm not particularly well-versed in.

So, to his point, is there some particular difference between the GitHub Copilot extension and what he's saying?

I looked into this briefly, but work is... well, let's not talk about it.

As I understand it:
Git is version control software. It can keep the version repository
locally or in the cloud.
Github (ie github.com) is the website (cloud host) where Git
repositories can be stored
Github Copilot is the AI service for code-completion...stuff.
Copilot Extension for VS Code is the interface between VS Code and the
service - authenticate, send queries to the service, consume the
answers

I'd say that the extension is a way to consume the service.
--buck
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