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VS Code Open Sources GitHub Copilot Chat
This week both Google and Microsoft held conferences where they announced all the new, great AI breakthroughs, but there were a few other notable, web dev-focused pieces in between. VS Code announced it will be open sourcing the GitHub Copilot Chat extension, refactoring relevant components into its core codebase, as the next logical step “in making VS Code an open source AI editor.”
Microsoft has floated a new idea called “NLWeb” to make it easier for websites to turn themselves into AI apps using an LLM model and their own data. While this sounds interesting, it’s very early days yet and is not ready for prime time.
A blog post from Remix creator Ryan Florence leaked earlier this week, and in it, Ryan shares that Remix v3 will move away from using React. The usual criticisms of React are present, and so Remix v3 will be completely new with a focus on a framework that’s AI friendly and leveraging all the Web APIs available today.
News:
- VS Code is open sourcing its AI chat extension
- Remix’s “Declaration of Independence” blog leaked
- And Microsoft introduces yet another AI standard
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What Makes Us Happy this Week:
- Paige - Daredevil: Born Again TV series
- Jack - Baseball team Portland Pickles’ Red Head Appreciation Night
- TJ - The Philadelphia Inquirer’s summer reading list
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