September 29, 2021 Low AI Coding · 1 min read

Copilot Labs: GitHub opens a sandbox for experimental features

In one sentence GitHub introduces Copilot Labs, a VS Code extension hosting experimental features beyond simple autocomplete: code explanation, language translation, test generation.

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GitHub does something new: it splits stable Copilot from Copilot Labs, a VS Code extension where it ships experimental features that may not survive.

Early features: explain this code in natural language, translate from Python to Ruby, generate unit tests from a function.

First signal Copilot won't stay a simple autocomplete: GitHub is exploring what else an AI assistant can do for a developer. Many of these ideas, years later, ship inside Copilot Chat and Cursor.

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