Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome to another episode of The Download! This week, we cover the general availability of the GitHub Copilot app, which now supports free and education plans alongside the bring your own key feature. We also dive into the new GitHub issue fields that let you track structured metadata across your repositories. Plus, we explore the latest JavaScript methods and the brand-new HTTP query method. Check the links below to learn more about GitHub Universe happening this October.

Correction: GitHub Universe will happen on October 28th - 29th 2026.

#DevNews #GitHubCopilot #GitHubUniverse

— CHAPTERS —

0:00 Welcome to the Download
0:32 GitHub Copilot app updates
0:56 GitHub issue fields are generally available
1:29 GitHub Universe is coming to San Francisco
1:53 New JavaScript methods in ECMAScript
2:26 The new HTTP query method
3:14 Wrapping up

— RESOURCES—

GitHub Copilot app on all plans
https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-07-github-copilot-app-available-to-all/

Issue fields are now generally available
https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-02-issue-fields-are-now-generally-available/

GitHub Universe
githubuniverse.com

New updates to ECMAScript
pawelgrzybek.com/whats-new-in-ecmascript-2026

New HTTP QUERY method
https://kreya.app/blog/new-http-query-method-explained/

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