If you’re an R programmer hoping to try GitHub Copilot, you’ll need to use Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code. Here’s how to set up and use VS Code for R.

Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2022 v17.11, an update to the flagship IDE that brings enhancements to code reviews and to the GitHub Copilot AI coding assistant.

Microsoft has baked advanced GitHub Copilot tech into the latest edition of Visual Studio, but the aging IntelliCode feature of the IDE actually helped shape the modern experience.