Alexandre Nédélec

@techwatching.bsky.social

Software developer ⋅ Working mainly in C# / .NET on Azure ⋅ Vue.js enthusiast ⋅ Microsoft MVP ⋅ Puluminary ⋅ Writing tech articles on http://techwatching.dev

Now that it has become crucial to pay attention to usage with GitHub Copilot, it's nice to have this kind of detail about the context for a session. In case you missed it, just click on your session title in GitHub Copilot App.

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I needed a SQL Server database to test something. VS Code mssql extension could create a local sql server container for me but it does not work with podman. The wizard to create an Azure SQL Database was glitchy. In the end, best solution was to use aspire, in few minutes I had my database ready.

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In my classes, I use interactive MCQs both to engage students and to automatically record attendance. Since the attendance data was scattered across several Excel files, I asked GitHub Copilot CLI to consolidate it into a single workbook showing attendance for each student across all sessions.

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Big news for those working in restricted or air-gapped environments: - GitHub Copilot CLI now supports local models and BYOK. I’m often asked if Copilot can work offline or in secure zones—now it finally can. Check out the update: github.blog/changelog/20... #GitHubCopilot

Copilot CLI now supports BYOK and local models - GitHub Changelog

GitHub Copilot CLI now lets you connect your own model provider or run fully local models instead of using GitHub-hosted model routing. This means you can use the models and…

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As I have only a short memory buffer, I tend to forget details about bugs or features I've worked on. So I appreciate being able to ask GitHub Copilot CLI about the sessions I've worked on recently. It directly queries its SQLite database to answer me, and I can even resume a previous session.

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