GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot pioneered the AI pair programming category and remains the most widely adopted code assistant. Trained on billions of lines of public code, it provides suggestions that feel like they come from a developer who's seen every pattern.

Key Features:

• Inline Suggestions - Real-time code completions as you type
• Chat Interface - Ask questions about your code and get contextual answers
• Multi-IDE Support - Works in VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, and more
• Enterprise Controls - Policy management and audit logging for organizations

What sets Copilot apart:

• GitHub Integration - Native awareness of issues, PRs, and repository context
• Copilot Workspace - Plan and implement features with AI assistance from issue to PR
• Model Options - Choose between speed and capability with different model tiers

Copilot excels at the bread-and-butter of coding: writing boilerplate, implementing common patterns, and translating intent into code. For developers already in the GitHub ecosystem, the deep integration makes it an obvious choice. The suggestions won't always be perfect, but they're consistently useful.