<ul><li>Microsoft has announced that Visual Studio now supports code referencing for GitHub Copilot completions.</li><li>Code referencing enables developers to verify if the suggestions coming from Copilot are based on public code, which could potentially lead to open-source licensing issues.</li><li>When a developer accepts a suggestion that matches code found in a public GitHub repository, they will receive a notification with detailed information about the match, including the license type and a link to the repository.</li><li>This new functionality offers developers greater transparency on their code completions and allows them to make informed decisions when using code suggestions from Copilot.</li></ul>

Visual Studio adds support for code referencing of GitHub Copilot completions

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