Visual Studio Code and GitHub Copilot - What's new in 1.141
Fokko at Work demos what’s new in Visual Studio Code 1.141, focusing on workflow and UI updates plus several GitHub Copilot improvements.
Overview
This video walks through a selection of features introduced in VS Code 1.141, demonstrated live in the editor. It also calls out that some capabilities may be unavailable depending on enterprise policies or the GitHub Copilot pricing plan.
Topics covered
Reclaim storage from inactive worktrees
- Demonstrates reclaiming disk space used by inactive Git worktrees.
Keep track of background shells
- Shows improvements for tracking background shell processes in the integrated terminal.
Arrange sessions in a grid
- Demonstrates arranging sessions in a grid layout.
Compact layout density and layout optimizations
- Covers UI density changes and other layout refinements.
GitHub Copilot updates
- Continue local external Copilot sessions without reloading.
- Sandboxing in the Copilot agent host.
- Persistent progress in chat.
- See discovered MCP servers in the Customizations editor.
Dev Containers
- Shows Dev Container samples.
References
- VS Code 1.141 release notes: https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_141
- More info: https://tech.xebia.ms/github-copilot