If GitHub Copilot is not working or is not responding in Visual Studio or VS Code, it's most likely facing an authentication, network, or compatibility issue.

Microsoft has released the source code for the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for VS Code under the MIT license.

For those interested in exploring the capabilities of GitHub Copilot Free, the service can be enabled directly in VS Code or accessed via the GitHub dashboard.

On the same day as that announcement, VS Code v1.69 (June 2022 update) arrived, with these highlights: 3-way merge editor - Resolve merge conflicts within VS Code: Work continued on this functionality ...

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