GitHub Copilot is starting to produce D code that can almost pass code review

[Paolo Invernizzi]

On Monday, 4 April 2022 at 07:25:02 UTC, Petar Kirov [ZombineDev] 
wrote:
> On Sunday, 3 April 2022 at 23:25:45 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
>> This is extraordinary!
>>
>> Can Copilot be used standalone, i.e. not as a plugin to VS?
>

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> For 1 to work, you need to have access to 2, which is currently 
> in a free closed beta. Anyone can request access with their GH 
> account on the official page: https://copilot.github.com. I 
> don't know how exactly they decide who's eligible and how they 
> prioritize access to the beta, but my guess is they ought to 
> heavily favor older accounts with a big stream of contributions 
> (such as yours), than blank recently created accounts. For 
> example, I requested access to GH Codespaces Beta almost 
> immediately after it was announced, but didn't get access to it 
> for more than an year. On the other hand, I think GH Copilot 
> was announced at the end of June last year and I got access 
> sometime in August, so your mileage may vary.

As a feedback, I've requested the access yesterday, after having 
read Petar post (thank you), and I've received the admission 
today, yah!

I'm really curious about it!