Microsoft Copilot-powered developer platform GitHub on Thursday said it has surpassed 150 million developers on the platform. The coding major also announced 'GitHub Copilot Free' in VS Code that ...

Microsoft Copilot-powered developer platform GitHub on Thursday said it has surpassed 150 million developers on the platform.

GitHub announced today the introduction of passwordless authentication support in public beta, allowing users who opt-in to upgrade from security keys to passkeys.

.NET Aspire 9.3 brings GitHub Copilot to the Aspire dashboard and adds key improvements across publishing, Azure integrations, container management and developer experience.

Additionally, GitHub Copilot Chat is now available directly from the GitHub dashboard, ensuring developers can utilise these features immediately.

The coding major also announced 'GitHub Copilot Free' in VS Code that works seamlessly with a user's GitHub account, with Copilot Chat directly available from the GitHub dashboard.

Beginning March 13, GitHub will require two-factor authentication for all developers who contribute code to any project on the platform.

Despite all security precautions, millions of secrets are still leaked from GitHub every year. New measures are intended to remedy the situation.

Copilot users see the difference in productivity and happiness because they don't have to write thousands of lines for tests.