GitHub Copilot users gain access to Stack Overflow knowledge

Smartphone with glasses and a book illustrating the launch of a Stack Overflow extension for the GitHub Copilot AI assistant for developers, enabling users to access the vast knowledge platform to find solutions for software development problems.

Stack Overflow has launched an extension for GitHub Copilot that promises to improve how developers find solutions. The extension allows users to pose questions directly within the AI-driven coding assistant and receive summarised responses informed by Stack Overflow's extensive knowledge base.

GitHub and Stack Overflow’s partnership aims to aid developers in tackling their most challenging coding queries. The latest Stack Overflow Developer Survey reveals that 61% of developers...

29 October 2024 | Artificial Intelligence

Mozilla ramps up Manifest V3 support in Firefox

Mozilla continues to increase Manifest V3 (MV3) support for add-on developers, with recent Firefox releases introducing key improvements aimed at enhancing Chrome compatibility and user experience.

Building upon previous work in Firefox 126, the release of Firefox 127 this week brought several notable enhancements.

One significant update involves keyboard shortcuts for extensions.

"Customised keyboard shortcuts associated with the executebrowser_action command...

14 June 2024 | API

Mozilla is launching Android support for Firefox extensions

Mozilla has announced its plans to introduce an open ecosystem of extensions for Firefox on Android, offering a range of possibilities for developers to optimise their desktop extensions for mobile usage.

The exact launch date is set to be revealed in early September, with expectations of the rollout occurring before the close of this year. Firefox will then become the sole major Android browser to support an open extension ecosystem.

While Firefox for Android has been...

14 August 2023 | Android