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Jul 26, 2021 at 04:59
Visual Studio is adding GMail-style predictive code completion, using an ML transformer model. Unlike GitHub Copilot, it seems to focus on smaller code snippets and leverages the surrounding code context. The examples generated seem less surprising.
Type less, code more with IntelliCode completions - Visual Studio Blog
Type less, code more with IntelliCode completions - Visual Studio Blog
In Visual Studio 2022 Preview 1 you can automatically complete larger chunks of code, up to a whole line at a time; download the preview now.

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