Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2019 16.4, the newest version of its full integrated developer environment (IDE) that was launched in April.

The original AI-powered code completion tool stemming from early OpenAI technology, GitHub Copilot, now comes in a free tier for the Visual Studio IDE and Visual Studio Code, along with other editors.

News Visual Studio 2022 v17.13 Ships: 'Meet GitHub Copilot Free' By David Ramel 02/12/2025 New Copilot AI features and functionality mark the latest edition of Microsoft's flagship IDE, Visual Studio ...

Microsoft has released a new GitHub Copilot extension in public preview designed to help enterprise .NET developers modernize and migrate legacy applications to Azure.

GitHub Copilot first launched as a technical preview last June, and Visual Studio 2022 was the most requested IDE by the community.