The open source AI code editor

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🚀 The latest @code release makes model tuning and chat cost tracking easier. Adjust context size and reasoning effort from one unified model customization picker. You can also see the total cost of every chat session, so it’s easier to understand usage over time.
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Hello, World!
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Today, we're announcing plans to make VS Code an open source AI editor. We believe AI development should stay true to VS Code's core principles: open, collaborative, and community-driven. Let's build the future of software development together. aka.ms/open-source-ai-editor
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Announcing GitHub Copilot Free! A new free tier for GitHub Copilot, available for everyone today in @code No trial. No subscription. No credit card required. Learn more in our blog: aka.ms/copilot-free
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The best things in life are free
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Introducing new GitHub Copilot features in VS Code! There's a LOT going on, so here's everything we have to show you...🧵
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Wanna see something cool? 😎 Go to "vscode.dev" and start coding with Visual Studio Code entirely in your browser. Anywhere, anytime, on any device and tablet, with no install required 🧑‍💻🪄 Read the announcement 👉 aka.ms/vscode-dev-blog
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10$ is less than 20$
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developer, developers, developers
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We just announced GitHub Copilot Free, available for everyone in @code So what does this new free tier actually mean? 🧵
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Thoughts?
Hear me out. A @code plugin that displays how many times your component is being used.
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Visualize your repo's history... now directly built into @code 🚀
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Enhance your terminal experience in @code by enabling this one setting ⚙️ The terminal.integrated.suggest.enabled setting, currently in preview, surfaces rich completion support for your terminal.
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we heard you like Opus...
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Introducing GitHub Pull Requests, built in partnership with @github, to review and manage pull requests in @code. 👉code.visualstudio.com/blogs/…
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We know a lot of you prefer to git from the terminal instead of the built-in source control view. And we don't want you to feel left out of all this AI goodness. So we made this for you...
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Introducing Remote Development for @code 🚀💻🛰️ A new set of extensions that enable you to open any folder in a container, on a remote machine, or in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and take advantage of VS Code's full feature set. #remote 👉 aka.ms/vscode-remote/blog
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blue button or terminal?
You spend hours memorizing and typing out git commands manually. I click the blue button. We are not the same.
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Replying to @NetflixEng

ALT me!

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Agent Mode is now officially turned on for everyone everywhere! 🥳 1. Go to your chat sidebar 2. Select "Agent" from the dropdown 3. Start cooking 🧑‍🍳🍳
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If you've got @code, you've got GPT-4.1! Even on the free plan. Let's go.
The next evolution of GPT 🤝 GitHub Copilot is here. OpenAI GPT-4.1 is now available for all Copilot Plans, including Free, via the model picker in Visual Studio Code and GitHub.com chat (support in Visual Studio and JetBrains coming soon). It’s also up and running on GitHub Models, for all your model comparison needs. GPT-4.1 improves on GPT-4o’s coding accuracy, performance, and context awareness. It’s a strong choice for tasks that require speed, responsiveness, and general-purpose reasoning. 🤖And it’s ready for you to explore today. 🚀
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Wonder what would happen if you went on a @GitHub repo and changed the URL from "github.com" to "github.dev"? 🙊
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Have you tried @github Copilot yet? What do you think? Here are just a few of the ways that we found Copilot useful...🧵
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Meet the new Microsoft PostgreSQL extension for @code - packed with powerful tools to supercharge your PostgreSQL workflow, like: 🤖 Agent mode integration 💡 Schema visualization ⚡ Instant Docker PostgreSQL 🔎 IntelliSense-powered queries Learn more: aka.ms/Blog/PostgreSQL-exten…
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Claude 3.5 Sonnet, directly in @code Available to everyone today with GitHub Copilot Free. Learn more: aka.ms/copilot-free
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Agent mode is rolling out to all users! 🔁 Autonomous code editing 🔍 Full codebase awareness 💬 All extensible via MCP AND VS Code Extensions Learn more: code.visualstudio.com/blogs/…
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Nothing beats a second set of eyes. Get a code review from Copilot so your teammates never see the silly mistakes. Copilot does not judge.
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ICYMI: VS Code now officially supports @Raspberry_Pi too! 🍰 ➡️ Download the Linux ARM and ARM64 builds here: code.visualstudio.com/#alt-d…
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💯 v1.100 of @code is here! And we’ve got some great updates for you, like: - Smarter chat responses with new tools - Improved multi-window support - Image and Streamable HTTP support for MCP servers …and so much more. aka.ms/VSCodeRelease Here are some of the highlights… 🧵
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Agent mode (preview) is here for @github Copilot in @code! In agent mode in Copilot Edits, Copilot will iterate on its own output, execute terminal commands, react to terminal output, check itself for mistakes and even self-heal from runtime errors. Try it today in VS Code Insiders: code.visualstudio.com/update…
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Starting today, GPT-5 mini is available in @code! With a 0x multiplier, GPT-5 mini is a lightweight version of OpenAI's most advanced model. Try it out and let us know what you think!
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You've just installed @Code on a new machine. You immediately go to Settings and change...
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🤖 GitHub Copilot just keeps getting smarter and smarter! In case you missed them, here are 4 of the newest features that you're going to love 🧵
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There are so many incredible @Code extensions out there. Here are just a few that have caught our eye... 🧵
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Introducing #VSLiveShare - Real-time collaborative development for @code and @visualstudio. Tools you love, Share Full Context, Collaborative Editing, Collaborative Debugging. Find out more code.visualstudio.com/blogs/…
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The terminal feature you've been looking for?
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Just announced! Including a browser-based editor that’s powered by @code.
Announcing Visual Studio Online! Check out the newest member of the #VisualStudio family bringing cloud-powered development environments: for your daily work, a side project, or reviewing a PR – from anywhere. 🌴⛰🌵 msft.it/6019TTGxX
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Turn your designs directly into code using @figma's Dev Mode MCP server in @code - now available in open beta!
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Get started with the all-new free plan for GitHub Copilot, available for everyone today in @code All you need is a GitHub account, and you'll have access to: ✨ 2000 code completions per month ✨ 50 chat messages per month ✨ Models like Claude 3.5 Sonnet or GPT-4o aka.ms/copilot-free
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Friendly reminder that you can go to any GitHub repo, press the . key, and the entire repo will open in the browser using @code
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OpenAI Codex is now integrated directly in @code through the new Agent Sessions view - and can be powered by your GitHub Copilot subscription. Try it out now with VS Code Insiders and a Copilot Pro+ subscription. Happy coding!
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Introducing the next evolution of completions in GitHub Copilot: Next Edit Suggestions (preview). Most coding activity involves editing existing code as much as it does writing new lines. It's a natural next step for completions to work on existing code as well. Available today in VS Code. Learn more: code.visualstudio.com/blogs/…
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We're refreshing the icon! Let us know what you think: github.com/Microsoft/vscode/… //cc @miguelsolorio_ @jamiedyoung
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Tell us you're a front-end or back-end developer, without telling us you're a front-end or back-end developer 🧑‍💻 Let us guess! 🍿
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Say goodbye to those “adding changes” commit messages 👋 Copilot can suggest a commit message for you based on the changes you made. Available to everyone today with GitHub Copilot Free. Learn more: aka.ms/copilot-free
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GPT-5 is rolling out to @code today! Starting today, GPT-5 is rolling out to all paid GitHub Copilot plans. GPT-5 is OpenAI's most capable model yet, bringing new advances in reasoning, coding, and chat. Learn more about the GPT-5 model availability: github.blog/changelog/2025-0…
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Claude Sonnet 4 rolling out to @code today!
Claude Sonnet 4 is here—rolling out to all paid GitHub Copilot plans starting today. It now also serves as the base model powering our new coding agent. In early evaluations, the model soared in these scenarios—delivering up to a 10% improvement over the previous generation, driven by sharper tool use, tighter instruction-following, and stronger coding instincts. Additionally, Claude Opus 4 will be available on Copilot Enterprise and Pro+ plans. github.blog/changelog/2025-0…
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Gemini 2.5 Pro, now generally available in @code
Gemini 2.5 Pro is generally available in Copilot github.blog/changelog/2025-0…
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"We pushed to production on Friday…" 😱 What's your dev horror story? Share it below in six words or less:
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Welcome onboard, Pied Piper! @SiliconHBO always on the cutting edge with their stack! 🎉🚀🔥 #HappyCoding
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Big updates in the latest @code release: ✨ Extend agent mode (now available in VS Code Stable!) with MCP tools ✨ A unified chat experience ✨ Use your own API key to access more language models ...and so much more aka.ms/VSCodeRelease Let’s dive in 🧵
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This morning we passed 60.000+ stars on @github 🙇‍♂️Thanks for helping us with @code and for being a part of this wonderful community. Happy Coding! 👉github.com/Microsoft/vscode
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Version 1.97 of @code is out now with Copilot Next Edit Suggestions, Python no-config debugging, SVG image preview, and more! Full release notes: code.visualstudio.com/update… Here are some of the highlights… 🧵
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Announcing Copilot Edits in @code with GitHub Copilot 🎉 Quickly iterate on large changes across multiple files, bringing the conversational flow of Copilot Chat and fast feedback from Inline Chat together in one experience.
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✅ 50.000+ stars on @github! ✨🌟🤩 Thanks for being a part of our amazing community! 💖#happyCoding! github.com/microsoft/vscode
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The most important question you can ask a dev… what theme are you using?
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The power of Perplexity right at your fingertips, with @code + the Perplexity MCP server in agent mode ✨
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It's time for another @code release ☀️👉 The May update is here 😸🎉 Download: code.visualstudio.com/downlo… and see what's new: code.visualstudio.com/update…
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Halloween is over for @code back to blue in our next stable update - read on for details: code.visualstudio.com/blogs/…
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We’re celebrating 50 million developers who use #VisualStudio and #VSCode! 🥳 Celebrate with us over the next 50 days, and you could win some cool swag. Reply here, and maybe give us a cool VS story or tell us about your favorite extension... But be sure to use #VS50M and #sweepstakes for a chance to win this limited-edition T-shirt. 👕 (Obligatory rules: 18+. Ends 7/6/25. aka.ms/VS50M/Rules)
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github.copilot.chat.experimental.codeGeneration.instructions { "file": "rules.md" }
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Did you know @Microsoft has a free 26-lesson curriculum all about #Python machine learning? 🐍 Learn about regression, classification, clustering, reinforcement and more with VS Code! 📗 👉 github.dev/microsoft/ML-For-…
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“Learning keyboard shortcuts is the only way to be productive in VS Code” This person: “Hold my keyboard”
this is @christolin14 whipping out vscode+java in OOP class, while the rest of us still figuring how tf BlueJ works in semester 1
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❓ What makes good code? Let's hear your thoughts 💭
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Introducing GitHub Copilot agent mode (preview): the next evolution in AI-assisted coding. Copilot in agent mode is capable of running terminal commands, iterating on its own code to fix errors, and so much more. Available in VS Code Insiders today. Learn more: code.visualstudio.com/blogs/…
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It's time for another @code release 🌞👉 The June update is here ⛱ Download: code.visualstudio.com/downlo… and see what's new: code.visualstudio.com/update…
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To our Mac users 🍎 We've been working on bringing VS Code to devices powered by @Apple Silicon, and we're targeting a release for the Insiders channel by the end of November 🔖 Experimental Mac/ARM64 builds 🧪 code.visualstudio.com/inside… Track progress 👉 github.com/microsoft/vscode/…
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MCP for Beginners course with 10 hands-on labs, available in 40+ languages! 🌍 🎓 Learn MCP fundamentals with practical examples in .NET, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, and Python using VS Code. 🔗 Get started now: aka.ms/mcp-for-beginners
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We've been mocking up some new UX for chat. What do you think?
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Naming things is hard. Let Copilot do it for you. Available to everyone today with GitHub Copilot Free. Learn more: aka.ms/copilot-free
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The October update for the VS Code AI Toolkit (aka.ms/AIToolkit) is out with so many exciting new features! 🔥Explore the most popular GenAI models in the Model Catalog and experiment with multi-modal capabilities in the Model Playground, all from within VS Code!
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Whether you're building, testing, designing, or automating, there's likely an MCP server that can help you do it in VS Code! 🧵 If you want to work with MCP in @code, here are some servers to explore:
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Big updates to GitHub Copilot in the latest @code release. Here’s what you need to know… 🧵 code.visualstudio.com/update…
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CANCEL YOUR WEEKEND PLANS Guess what just landed in @code? @dynamicwebpaige from @googledeepmind joins @burkeholland for some late-breaking Friday afternoon news...
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Primary Side Bar left or right?
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Drag, drop, done! Need to add context to your Copilot Chat prompts? Just pull those files right into Chat, and you’re all set.
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📣 The new @code release has the latest and greatest GitHub Copilot updates. Let's check them out… 🧵
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🎉 VS Code for Mac with @Apple Silicon is now available in the Insiders channel! 🍎 Look for the Mac/ARM64 build for native M1 processor support 🔗 Download here: code.visualstudio.com/inside…
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Juggling with too many tabs in VS Code? 🤹 Try enabling "workbench.editor.wrapTabs" 👍
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Access models like Kimi K2 as soon as they're available with BYOK in @code
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📣 We're so excited to announce VS Code Day, the very first event dedicated to VS Code users and developers! 🥳🎉 Join our team for a free live event on Jan 27 @ 8am PT (4pm GMT), re-streamed at 8pm PT, with live Q&A! 🗓 More info & Save The Date 👉 code.visualstudio.com/vscode…
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It's time for another @code release 🍞 The July update is here 🎉👉 Download: code.visualstudio.com/downlo… and see what's new: code.visualstudio.com/update…
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The new @code release has the latest GitHub Copilot features. Here’s what you need to know... 🧵
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If your @code only shows “Ask” and “Edit” in the chat panel, you're missing the best one: Agent. It's slowly rolling out to everyone, but here's the secret to turning it on right now. DO NOT SHARE THIS WITH ANYONE.
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The October update is here! 🥳 Multi-line search, multiple debug consoles and more! Check for updates or download now 👉 code.visualstudio.com/downlo… See what's new: code.visualstudio.com/update…
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Chat is essential. Code generation is powerful. Iteration is key. Copilot Edits experience gives you a completely new way to work with AI. Iterate on working sets in chat and get code generation across multiple files. It will even create files you need that don't yet exist. code.visualstudio.com/blogs/…
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endgame setup
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🔔 Version 1.92 of @code is out TODAY with GitHub Copilot using GPT-4o, improved extension updates, support for dark theme on VS Code's website, and more! 🚀✨ 🔗 Full release notes here! 👉 code.visualstudio.com/update… 📅 Check out this thread of what's new... 🧵💡
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Replying to @Microsoft
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ICYMI, version 1.89 of VS @Code dropped last week. Make sure to grab the update if the gear is calling to you from the sidebar. Big updates in this release. Here are your highlights...🧵
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Throwback
Announcing Visual Studio Code – Code editing redefined. Mac OS X, Linux & Windows. Well be back, stay tuned...
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AGI is when cursor can restart the TypeScript server
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The @code October update is out, including Multi-root Workspaces. Get it while it's hot! Download: code.visualstudio.com/downlo… . See what's new: code.visualstudio.com/update… .
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If you work on a monorepo - check out this new extension called "Filtered Directories" which adds a UI for hiding directories you don't want to see. marketplace.visualstudio.com…
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Boom. 💥 As of today, you can use the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) as your full-time development environment right from @code. Run and debug in your Linux-based environment on Windows in VS Code using the Remote - WSL extension. 🖥️ #remote #wsl 👉 aka.ms/vscode-remote/downloa…
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Need more room for activities?
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GPT-5-Codex, optimized for agentic coding, is rolling out to @code now! Try it out and let us know what you think. github.blog/changelog/2025-0…
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