Migrating the GitHub Copilot runtime to Rust, using Copilot - The GitHub Blog

kept by eddie sep 17

GitHub rewrote its Copilot agent runtime from TypeScript to over 800,000 lines of Rust, using AI agents to accelerate the migration and enable in-process SDK integration.

Build an agent into any app with the GitHub Copilot SDK - The GitHub Blog
The GitHub Copilot SDK technical preview exposes the same agentic execution loop used by Copilot CLI as a programmable layer for any application.
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How does AI change Software Engineering?
Investing in codebase constraints like strong types and modularity compounds AI agent effectiveness, enabling small teams to outpace legacy-encumbered organizations.
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Use boring languages with LLMs
Using boring languages like Go with LLMs reduces variance in training data, leading to more predictable and reliable code generation.
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Building docfind: Fast Client-Side Search with Rust and WebAssembly
Docfind uses Rust, WebAssembly, and FSTs to create a compact client-side search engine that runs entirely in the browser, with Copilot accelerating development.
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GitHub - microsoft/apm: Agent Package Manager
Microsoft's APM is an open-source dependency manager for AI agents that lets teams declare agent configurations in a manifest file and reproduce them across tools like Copilot, Claude, and Cursor.
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