If you’re an R programmer hoping to try GitHub Copilot, you’ll need to use Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code. Here’s how to set up and use VS Code for R.

Open up Visual Studio Code, and open up the folder you just created inside Terminal. Open up the Program.cs file from the Explorer on the right to start programming.

Believe it or not you can use Microsoft's Visual Studio Code from your web browser, or at least, versions of it.

Choosing between Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio may depend as much on your work style as on the language support and features you need. Here’s how to decide.

If you want to setup and use Deepseek-R1 in Visual Studio Code, follow the steps mentioned in this tutorial.