Copilot Modes You Probably Didn't Know Exist
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The post highlights lesser-known features of GitHub Copilot, sparking a discussion about compatibility and standardization across different development tools.
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I really like the style started by Cursor(?) where you can apply prompts only when the LLM touches a specific type of file - but there is no standard for it so we get stuff that only works in a limited set of circumstances.