GitHub presents the service for developers Copilot Workspace, which helps not only to complete the project, but also to start it in general. This is stated in the company's blog.
They write that one of the main problems of developers is the beginning of the project. And Copilot Workspace AI tools can help with this.
Copilot Workspace offers a step-by-step solution plan based on understanding the codebase, answering questions, and more. It provides everything you need for plan validation and code testing in one organized list.
The blueprint, code, and everything GitHub Copilot Workspace offers is editable. The developer retains autonomy while the service “removes the cognitive load”.
If all goes well with the plan, the code can be run in the Copilot workspace, moved to the main GitHub codespace, and all changes made. The workspace can be shared with the team via a link for them to look at or contribute.
Next, you need to submit a pull request, run GitHub Actions, scan the security code, and ask team members to manually review the code. The team can also use Copilot Workspace to see the path taken by the developer from idea to code. In GitHub Copilot Workspace, you can also work from a smartphone.
GitHub Next head Jonathan Carter told The Verge about customer feedback. They said that Copilot is useful in the middle of a project, but not at the beginning. So adding AI at the beginning will allow developers to spend more time coding themselves than reading the code and its documentation to figure out where to start.
Carter says Copilot Workspace is useful for looking at old code. According to him, AI understands how code works faster than a human and can read written documentation that explains it.
Workspace will only be available in technical preview to a developer waiting list, but will be integrated into the larger GitHub Copilot platform once it exits preview.