How to get github copilot for for students?

To trigger a Copilot suggestion in GitHub:

• Select GitHub Copilot from the left sidebar
• Click on the dropdown menu under the suggestions complementing the public code
• Click on Allow to enable the suggestions.

GitHub is only giving access to a restricted testers for free. Their aim is to preview and learn how people use GitHub Copilot and testing how to operate it at that scale. They are continuously adding users over the time, and the waiting list is open. Though the timeline is not yet committed.

To use Copilot in IntelliJ IDEA, you may need to rely on community-developed plugins or integrations. However, official support for IntelliJ IDEA is not available at the moment.

To use GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code (VSCode), you need to install the Copilot extension from the Visual Studio Code marketplace. Once installed, Copilot will start providing suggestions as you write code.

To use GitHub Copilot, you first need to install its extension of Visual Studio Code (VSCode). Once installed, Copilot will start providing code suggestions as you type.