GitHub Universe 2023, the annual developer conference hosted by GitHub wrapped up last week and it was no short of exciting announcements. Below are a few announcements that caught my eye and that I am really excited about, for a deeper dive, please check out this blog post from GitHub.
GitHub Copilot Chat & GitHub Copilot Enterprise
Everyone now has been aware of GitHub Copilot which was the first Copilot released by Microsoft, that helps you write code by suggesting lines and functions as you type based on your comments. GitHub Copilot Chat (known previously as Copilot X) which adds the ChatGPT like chat experience in your IDE will become GA in December, and has also been upgraded to use the OpenAI GPT-4 model, making it much more accurate and capable than before.
GitHub also announced GitHub Copilot Enterprise, which is a Copilot sku that lets you customize Copilot to your organization’s needs and preferences. Copilot Enterprise allows you to train Copilot on your own codebase, data, and domain knowledge, as well as control the privacy, security, and compliance of your Copilot experience. Copilot Enterprise is ideal for organizations that have specific requirements, standards, or best practices for their code, or that want to leverage their own expertise and knowledge in their code suggestions. This feature I can tell you has been one of the most consistent feature requests I have been receiving whenever demoing GH Copilot to our customers.
GitHub Advanced Security: AI-Powered Security Features for Your Code
GitHub Advanced Security, which is a set of features and tools that help you secure your code and data, also received some new AI-powered enhancements at GitHub Universe 2023. GitHub announced some of the new AI-powered security features that are available with GitHub Advanced Security, such as:
- Code Scanning Autofix, which automatically builds your code and runs CodeQL analysis on it. CodeQL is a powerful semantic code analysis engine that helps you find and fix security vulnerabilities in your code. CodeQL Autobuild simplifies the setup and configuration of CodeQL analysis, and supports a wide range of languages and build systems.
- Copilot Security, which helps you find and fix security vulnerabilities in your code with Copilot Chat. Copilot Security can alert you when you are writing or editing code that contains a potential security issue, and suggest fixes or mitigations. Copilot Security can also help you learn about security best practices and common pitfalls, and provide you with relevant resources and reference.
Coming Next: GitHub Copilot Workspace: The AI-powered bridge
In a true Steve Jobs like fashion, Thomas Dohmke (CEO of GitHub), teased what GitHub imagines to be the future of Software development. I do not think I can fully justify the vision in words, so please play the video below
https://github.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CopilotWorkspaceDemo.mp4?_=4
Conclusion
We are in the peak of the AI era, with lots of analysts stating that the ‘iPhone moment’ for GenAI is here, GitHub is clearly leading the way in bringing AI to the developer community from Copilot, Copilot Chat to Security and I am excited to see what GitHub will do next. If you missed GitHub Universe 2023, you can watch the recordings of the sessions and demos on the GitHub Universe website. Happy coding!!
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