Vs Code Deactivates Intellicode In Favor Of The Paid Copilot

Microsoft has deactivated the IntelliCode extensions for VS Code and refers to Copilot, which has a limited free volume.

With the release of VS Code 1.107, it became known that Microsoft has deactivated the popular IntelliCode extension, which had over 60 million downloads: The extension is now deprecated and the gray inline suggestions no longer work.

Microsoft refers in the well-hidden announcement from mid-November to the AI extension of Copilot in VS Code, which, however, only offers a free volume of 2,000 suggestions – a limit that developers quickly reach, as Copilot makes a suggestion with every input. From then on, users will need a paid license. The use of IntelliCode required a local model, but was therefore unlimited and free.

The classic IntelliSense with language server for the used language is still free – but without AI support. The following extensions are affected by the shutdown:

Nothing about IntelliCode can be found in the announcement for VS Code 1.107. However, new is the experimental support for TypeScript 7 with the new compiler written in Go. This can be updated with:

instead of tsc. Configuration in VS Code is done with

Further innovations in the editor concern agents, which can now be controlled via the chat. They continue to run even if the user has closed the chat. Developers can also move agents to other environments, enrich them with context, or classify them as sub-agents. The blog speaks militarily of an Agent Head Quarter (HQ).

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This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical assistance and editorially reviewed before publication.

Source: HackerNews