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Burke Holland @burkeholland.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Had a chance to take a look at @github.com new AI coding tool - Spark. I tried to rebuild my side project theurlist.com. Here's what happened... www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzJ1...

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GitHub's new AI coding tool is INSANE

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Burke Holland @burkeholland.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Now @vscode.dev will generate your copilot-instructions file for you. You will get CRAZY better results by having these instructions for the AI...

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Burke Holland @burkeholland.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

If you're tired of seeing this in @code, I've got some really good news for you. This is now configurable with a setting. Settings > Chat > Agent: Max Requests The default is 15. Bump it up and let the agent cook.

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Anthony Shaw @anthonypjshaw.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Sick of having to click to launch VSCode pets? Now I have dedicated keys. Green throws the ball in a random direction. Squirrel launches the window.

Picture of my keyboard with two custom keys. One with a squirrel

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Burke Holland @burkeholland.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Agent mode in @vscode.dev is _really_ good at building MCP Servers for itself. It's kinda wild. This is one area where agents can almost one-shot. Here we create an MCP to control the lights when agent mode is done working. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUaz...

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Building an MCP server to control my lights from VS Code

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Burke Holland @burkeholland.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Copilot coming in clutch. I was 3 seconds away from setting the whole porch on fire.

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Burke Holland @burkeholland.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Technically speaking, God is the original prompt engineer

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Burke Holland @burkeholland.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Agent mode in @code can now Just Do Things™. Settings > Chat > Tools : Auto Approve No more clicking "Continue" for terminal access and MCP tool approval. We recommend using a dev container when doing this to isolate your env - just in case. code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/0...

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mr. TIM @timkellogg.me · 16/05/2025

word is MS Build next week will be worth paying attention to

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Burke Holland @burkeholland.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

This was a tough week for a lot of folks. I know so may talented engineers, developer advocates, product builders and more who are looking for their next gig. If you're looking for the best of the best, I know several. Please hit me up directly and I'll put you in touch.

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Martin Woodward @martin.social · 19/02/2025

Are you using the new gpt40-copilot model for code completions in VS Code yet? If not, you _really_ want to go check it out. @burkeholland.bsky.social shows you how here: youtu.be/Oi_O6SZZWPc?...

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New GitHub Copilot code completion model: GPT-4o Copilot

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Burke Holland @burkeholland.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Copilot is like, "i got this bro. you've got better things to do."

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Burke Holland @burkeholland.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Agent mode is incredible. Scans your project for the correct files, checks its own output for errors, can execute terminal commands and even self-heal from runtime errors. I used it over the weekend to build postrboard.com. I copied API keys while Copilot coded. The future is 🔥

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Visual Studio Code @vscode.dev · 06/02/2025

Version 1.97 of VS Code is out now with Copilot Next Edit Suggestions, Python no-config debugging, SVG image preview, and more! Full release notes: code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_97 Here are some of the highlights… 🧵

What’s new in Visual Studio Code - January Update [1.97]. Highlights include: Copilot Next Edit Suggestions (preview), Reposition Command Palette, Auto-accept Copilot edits, Search values in debug variables, Python no-config debugging, Extension publisher trust, Combine output logs in a single view, Rich Git blame information, SVG image preview, and View inline values in notebooks.

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Visual Studio Code @vscode.dev · 05/02/2025

What have you built with Copilot Edits?

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Burke Holland @burkeholland.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Can you imagine working in media right now? By the time you get a story to print, everything has changed. WELCOME TO JAVASCRIPT

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Burke Holland @burkeholland.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Probably true. Also - good. There is nothing more tired than the iPhone form factor.

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Burke Holland @burkeholland.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

"Probably in 2025, we at Meta, as well as the other companies that are basically working on this, are going to have an AI that can effectively be a sort of midlevel engineer that you have at your company that can write code." Does this mean more software or less devs?

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Burke Holland @burkeholland.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

My prediction is that this is not all on the up and up. Give it a week. “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”

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Visual Studio Code @vscode.dev · 14/01/2025

GitHub Copilot is more than "just" code completion. In this demo from GitHub Universe, watch how @burkeholland.bsky.social uses Copilot to build, test, debug, and document code. All in real-time, with a real-world application.

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Building apps with GitHub Copilot: A developer's perspective

GitHub Copilot goes beyond simple code completion. This session with Burke Holland reveals how AI can support every stage of application development, from wr...

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Burke Holland @burkeholland.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

The decline of social media is sad. Engagement looks low across the board. I miss the old days. I wish we could have nice things.

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Burke Holland @burkeholland.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

If you do demos, you gotta check this out. This changes everything.

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Burke Holland @burkeholland.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

No smoke no mirrors. This is me using Copilot Edits - plus some other dope new features - to add new capabilities to an app in real time at GitHub Universe. AI has made live demos even harder than they were before. But man - way more fun. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsSA...

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Building apps with GitHub Copilot: A developer's perspective

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Burke Holland @burkeholland.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Prompt Engineering is still pretty important in 2025. Here are 4 essential custom instructions that I send with every request to GitHub Copilot. burkeholland.github.io/posts/essent...

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Essential custom instructions for GitHub Copilot · Burke Holland

Mid brain takes on the world of software development.

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Burke Holland @burkeholland.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

GitHub Copilot is now available in your favorite flavor: FREE. No trial period. No payment info needed. Just sign in with your GitHub account. code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/1...