GitHub Copilot is Now Free for Verified Students and OSS Contributors
In a major move to support the next generation of developers, GitHub has announced that Copilot is now free for verified students and maintainers of popular open-source projects. This AI coding assistant, powered by OpenAI, helps developers write code faster and with fewer errors. To get access, users can verify their status through GitHub Education or the GitHub Sponsors program.
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Big news for cross-platform developers: Jetpack Compose Multiplatform is officially stable! You can now use a single Kotlin codebase to build beautiful UIs for Android, iOS, desktop, and even web (experimental). With official support from JetBrains and Google, Compose Multiplatform is ready for production use.
🎯 Key highlights:
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Unified UI toolkit for all platforms
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Native feel with shared business logic
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Stable APIs and tooling
🚀 It’s a new era for Kotlin-based cross-platform development.