GitHub Copilot VS Code extension degrades with each update despite promising release notes

6/10 Medium

Each new VS Code release promises improvements to Copilot integration, but in practice the extension often becomes worse than the previous version, frustrating developers who expect incremental progress.

GitHub CopilotVS Code
Category
dx
Workaround
none
Stage
build
Freshness
worsening
Scope
single_lib
Upstream
open
Recurring
Yes
Buyer Type
individual
Maintainer
slow

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Query: “What are the most common pain points with GitHub for developers in 2025?”4/5/2026

when you update to the latest vscode release, all of the goodness referred to in the release notes is SOOOO promising. You get a feeling of 'they finally fixed it', only to realize it is possibly worse than it was before.

Created: 4/5/2026Updated: 4/5/2026