Copilot Code Review: More Control, Better Quality
Copilot Code Review is evolving to meet developers’ growing needs. With recent updates, it now offers enhanced control, more insightful feedback, and wider programming language support, ensuring smoother and smarter development workflows.
✅ Personalized Control with New Settings
Developers using Copilot Pro or Copilot Pro Plus can now activate automatic code reviews on their own pull requests through new user-level settings. This improvement complements existing repository configurations, offering more flexibility to adapt Copilot to individual workflows.
✅ Improved Review Quality with Actionable Comments
Copilot now provides 80% more comments per pull request, covering a broader spectrum of code review dimensions. The result? Better coverage and higher code quality with less manual intervention. Key areas now addressed include:
- Code Quality: Maintainability and best practices
- Correctness: Bug detection and proper error handling
- Clarity and Style: API design, naming, and spelling
- Robustness and Accessibility: Performance, security, and inclusive design
These detailed insights help developers identify issues earlier in the process, leading to faster, cleaner deployments.
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🌐 Support for 900+ Programming Languages
Copilot Code Review now supports over 900 programming languages, expanding its utility across diverse tech stacks. Whether you’re working in Go, Ruby, Kotlin, or a less common language, Copilot is ready to assist with relevant and automated feedback.
💡 Why This Matters
With these updates, Copilot Review is no longer just a tool—it’s becoming a development companion. It empowers teams with:
- Greater control over code review settings
- Higher quality feedback across multiple dimensions
- Expanded usability across virtually all programming languages