Self-Fixing Code is Here!

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Alamin Hossain
February 07, 2025

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Welcome to our Friday edition!

In today’s menu:

  • AI Inspirational Quote

  • GitHub Copilot Gets Smarter

  • Mistral Le Chat: Fast & Flexible

  • Top Rated AI Tools

  • Byte Sized news

  • Supercharge your code editor with AI assistance

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LATEST NEWS

GitHub Copilot Gets Smarter

GitHub has unveiled major upgrades to its Copilot assistant, including an agent mode that can self-correct code, a new "Vision" feature for image-to-code generation, and an upcoming autonomous coding agent.

  • Agent Mode: Allows Copilot to iterate on code, fix runtime errors, and suggest terminal commands.

  • Vision Feature: Lets users generate code from images and mockups, automatically creating interfaces and alt text.

  • Copilot Edits: Now available in VS Code, enabling multi-file changes through natural language commands.

  • Project Padawan: A future autonomous coding agent that will manage GitHub issues and create fully tested pull requests.

AI coding assistants are evolving from simple code completion tools to independent development partners. With these new capabilities, Copilot is taking a big step toward automating complex programming tasks, making software development faster and more efficient.

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Mistral Le Chat: Fast & Flexible

French AI lab Mistral has released mobile apps for its AI assistant, le Chat, on iOS and Android. Alongside the launch, the company introduced major updates, including faster response speeds and enterprise-friendly deployment options.

  • The app includes web search, document processing, code interpretation, and image generation using BFL’s Flux Ultra model.

  • A new Flash Answers feature delivers responses over 10x faster than ChatGPT and Claude.

  • Pricing tiers include a free plan, Pro at $14.99/month, Team at $24.99/user/month, and a customizable Enterprise option with on-premise deployment.

Mistral may not lead in AI model capabilities, but its focus on speed and flexible deployment could make it a strong competitor. By prioritizing practical advantages like faster responses and enterprise integration, Mistral is positioning itself as a serious player in the AI assistant market.

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How to Supercharge Your Code Editor with AI Assistance

Mistral’s new Codestral model easily integrates into your code editor for free, helping you write, debug, and understand code more efficiently.

Here’s how to set it up:

  1. Install the "Continue" extension in VS Code from the marketplace.

  2. Click "Add Chat Model" and choose Mistral as the provider.

  3. Paste your free API key from Mistral.ai into the VS Code extension.

  4. Start coding smarter with AI help by pressing Command+L.

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