🤖GitHub Copilot Code Review Now Open to All Azure DevOps Customers
Azure DevOps gets GitHub Copilot code review, but it's pricey
TL;DR
GitHub Copilot code review is now open to all Azure DevOps customers, offering automated pull request reviews through Azure subscriptions. It's pricey, with costs reported two days after review completion, and requires careful management of concurrency limits.
GitHub Copilot code review is now available to all Azure DevOps customers, offering automated pull request reviews through Azure subscriptions. This feature is designed to bring GitHub's capabilities to Azure Repos users who aren't ready to fully migrate. The review process is advisory and posts comments on pull requests, but it comes with a hefty price tag. Costs are billed through linked Azure subscriptions and reported 48 hours after review completion. Teams need to carefully manage concurrency limits, as the feature supports five concurrent reviews per organization and two per user. This is a big deal for teams using Azure DevOps who want to leverage GitHub Copilot's code review capabilities without fully committing to GitHub.
Key Points
GitHub Copilot code review is now open to all Azure DevOps customers, offering automated pull request reviews through Azure subscriptions.
Costs are billed through linked Azure subscriptions and reported 48 hours after review completion.
Concurrency limits are five concurrent reviews per organization, two per user, and one per pull request.
Custom instructions can be applied across an organization or project, set per repository, or targeted at specific paths.
The feature runs on Azure Pipelines infrastructure and requires repositories to be 10 GB or less.
Why It Matters
If you're using Azure DevOps and want to leverage GitHub Copilot's code review capabilities, this is a game changer. However, the pricing model requires careful management. Teams should start with a few repositories, monitor daily usage, and gradually expand as needed. The advisory nature of the reviews means human oversight is still crucial.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does this matter?
If you're using Azure DevOps and want to leverage GitHub Copilot's code review capabilities, this is a game changer. However, the pricing model requires careful management. Teams should start with a few repositories, monitor daily usage, and gradually expand as needed. The advisory nature of the reviews means human oversight is still crucial.
What happened?
GitHub Copilot code review is now open to all Azure DevOps customers, offering automated pull request reviews through Azure subscriptions. It's pricey, with costs reported two days after review completion, and requires careful management of concurrency limits.
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