Tim asked me yesterday how I signed up for github copilot for free, I figured I should share it with the entire group also. I was able to get it here: Sign in to GitHub · GitHub
I am using the plugin for PyCharm, this works for both Python and R. PyCharm works great for R and I’ve stopped using RStudio. I find github copilot to be most useful as a really great auto-complete. It very frequently can predict the line of code I’m going to write as I start typing it and saves a lot of typing.
When Miguel sent that info, I followed the link and signed up as a teacher. I’m a researcher, and the teacher category encompasses that, so that’s why I picked it. I had to upload proof of my position. My university ID card doesn’t have a date on it, so I took a screenshot of my position details from Workday (what UT uses for personnel management). I had previously been paying for Copilot. After a few days, GitHub approved my request and automatically switched me to the free Copilot plan, and reimbursed me for the remaining portion of the current period which I had already paid for. Thanks, Miguel!
Also, it sounds like Copilot will be available in the next RStudio release, which may be as early as September.
Yeah I’m pretty sure the request process says having a free license for federally funded research is a valid reason for them to issue a free license or something to that effect. It gave me the impression that LTER IMs should be able to get a free license and that isn’t fudging any rules.
Yeah, I wasn’t actually worried, just wanted to demonstrate how to use a whisper post!