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.

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

Microsoft published new documentation for Visual Studio 2022's GitHub Copilot Chat tool, explaining how to use 'threads' to improve the experience with the AI-powered coding assistant.