I've been for a while now filing issues in the GitHub Community feedback area when Copilot intrudes on my GitHub usage, I deeply resent that on top of Copilot seemingly training itself on my GitHub-posted code in violation of my licenses, GitHub wants me to look at (effectively) ads for this project I will never touch
"In the GitHub Copilot training program, they're learning how to be experts in GitHub Copilot itself," said Carrol Chang, Andela CEO, in an interview with The Register. "The reason we chose GitHub Copilot after having looked at a bunch of different code editing and code creation tools in the market is that GitHub Copilot is the clear winner across enterprise customers."
Those who pay for GitHub Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, or Enterprise now have access to Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro model. The question is whether users will be enthusiastic about it. The reason: users can already access Gemini freely and in a larger variety of ways than GitHub Copilot allows for. Despite the fact that Gemini 2.5 Pro is Google's most powerful model, the general consensus seems to be that Claude Sonnet 4 performs faster, smarter, and more consistently when it comes to coding.
Product manager Allie Barrie said that Visual Studio can now connect to local or remote MCP servers, configured using a file called .mcp.json which can be in a user profile, for global use, or in an individual solution. Developers can add MCP servers either by editing this file directly, or using settings in the GitHub Copilot chat window. There is also provision for one-click installation from the web. OAuth authentication is supported, for example to allow the MCP tools to have GitHub access.
The update continues the extension's goal of making SQL development conversational, visual and local by improving Copilot Agent mode, adding colour-coded connections, streamlining local container workflows and polishing the Schema Designer.
Since GitHub Copilot launched as a preview in Summer 2021, we have seen an explosion of coding assistant products. Initially used as code completion on steroids, some products in this space (like Cursor and Windsurf) rapidly moved towards agentic interactions.
What started as a hedgehog-led love story is now a global community powerhouse, and these murals are its loudest statement yet. This transition illustrates how niche projects can evolve into significant movements.
