Refactoring Code
Refactoring is essential for enhancing your code's structure and maintainability without altering its behavior. The Pieces for Visual Studio Extension makes this easier with its Modify Selection with Copilot feature.
Modifying your Code with Pieces Copilot
Modify your code to change error handling, rename functions, and add functionality in one way.
via Right-Click Menu
Right-click on the highlighted code you want to modify, hover over Pieces, and click Modify Selection with Copilot.
Once you click Modify Selection with Copilot, Pieces Copilot opens the Copilot Chat window in the Visual Studio sidebar, showing the proposed changes.
Review the modifications and choose to accept them. The updates will automatically integrate into your codebase at the point where the code was selected, right at your cursor.
This method provides a quick and efficient way to refactor and improve your code without disrupting your workflow.
You can use Modify Selection with Copilot to add detailed logging to important functions for better debugging and to break down long methods into smaller, more modular functions.