Visual Studio Code and GitHub Copilot - What's new in 1.142
Fokko at Work demos selected new features in Visual Studio Code 1.142 with a focus on GitHub Copilot and related UI changes, including canvases and the redesigned model picker, plus workflow improvements like moving chats between folders and worktrees.
Overview
The video walks through a curated set of updates in VS Code 1.142, demonstrated live in the editor. It focuses on developer workflow changes and GitHub Copilot-related experiences, noting that feature availability can vary depending on enterprise policies and pricing plans.
Canvases
- Introduces the new canvases feature in VS Code 1.142.
- Demonstrates how canvases fit into the editor workflow.
Move chats between folders and worktrees
- Shows how to move chat sessions between different folders and Git worktrees.
Customize the Agents window panel layout
- Demonstrates customization options for the Agents window/panel layout.
Quickly identify the active harness
- Covers a UI/workflow improvement for identifying the currently active harness.
Stop background shells
- Demonstrates how to stop background shells from within the VS Code experience.
Redesigned model picker
- Walks through the redesigned model picker experience.
- Notes that model availability may depend on organizational policy and plan.
References
- VS Code release notes: https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_142
- Additional info: https://tech.xebia.ms/github-copilot