In addition to the enterprise subscription, GitHub also announced the Copilot Partner Program, which will foster relationships with the broader developer community through plugins built by third-party developer tooling companies. The company is also planning to bring Copilot Chat to the GitHub mobile app and add support for JetBrain’s suite of IDEs. Furthermore, GitHub gave an early look at Copilot Workspace, a “natural language bridge” for developers to go from idea to running code in just a few minutes, which is expected to be available in 2024.
Key takeaways:
- GitHub announced plans for an enterprise subscription tier that will allow companies to fine-tune its Copilot pair-programmer based on their internal codebase.
- The new enterprise-grade Copilot subscription will cost $39/month and will be available from February, 2024. It will allow companies to personalize Copilot Chat for their codebase and fine-tune the underlying models.
- GitHub is also launching the Copilot Partner Program to foster relationships with the broader developer community. This will include plugins built by third-party developer tooling companies.
- On the security front, GitHub is adding new AI features, including an “autofix” feature for code-scanning designed to help developers introduce fixes more quickly.