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.

GitHub has unveiled a new free plan for GitHub Copilot in VS Code, which is available immediately and only requires a GitHub account , according to the announcement post.

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

GitHub Copilot is an OpenAI-powered Visual Studio Code extension that can suggest lines of code or entire functions as you type.