GoKawiilWith the release of VS Code 1.107, it became known that Microsoft has deactivated the popular IntelliCode extension, which had over 60 million downloads: The extension is now deprecated and the gray inline suggestions no longer work.
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Microsoft refers in the well-hidden announcement from mid-November to the AI extension of Copilot in VS Code, which, however, only offers a free volume of 2,000 suggestions – a limit that developers quickly reach, as Copilot makes a suggestion with every input. From then on, users will need a paid license. The use of IntelliCode required a local model, but was therefore unlimited and free.
The classic IntelliSense with language server for the used language is still free – but without AI support. The following extensions are affected by the shutdown:
IntelliCode
IntelliCode Completions
IntelliCode for C# Dev Kit
IntelliCode API Usage Examples
TypeScript 7 and more agents for VS Code
Nothing about IntelliCode can be found in the announcement for VS Code 1.107. However, new is the experimental support for TypeScript 7 with the new compiler written in Go. This can be updated with:
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