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So what is GitHub Copilot? Well,
in the end,

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it's an IDE extension
that adds AI-powered features,

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though it's basically built in Visual
Studio Code, for

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example.
But you can install it in other code

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And GitHub Copilot gives you AI-powered
code completions, it gives

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you code generation,
and it gives you a built-in AI chat and

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AI agents that can write code for you
or help

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you with writing code.
It does require a paid

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subscription in order to use it though.

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To be precise, there technically
is a free plan

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but chances are high
that that's not going to cut it for you.

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It exists, you can try it,
but realistically, you'll need a Pro or a

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Pro+ subscription depending on how much
you use it.

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But if you're using a lot of AI agents for
writing a lot of code, you'll

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probably need that Pro+ subscription.

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And of course, prices
and subscription tiers may change over

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The key takeaway is
that it's essentially a paid feature.

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Now to use it, in this section,
we'll use Visual Studio Code as an

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editor,
which is one of the main editors

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Copilot. And you can tell
that you have it if you have

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this icon in your bottom toolbar,
for example.

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You can click this icon to configure it,
but I'll get back to

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configuring it later.
You will need to sign

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in in order to use it, of course,
since you need that paid

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subscription in most cases. And even
if you're using it for free, you need to

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sign in with your GitHub account
and then you can start using

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it.