The Arm compute platform delivers world-class performance, efficiency, and flexibility, empowering silicon designers to build next-generation processors for the AI era. For software developers, this translates into significant benefits including faster execution, enhanced functionality, and a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) over legacy architectures, enabling them to deliver high-value applications with better returns. Arm-based cloud instances can achieve over 40% better price-performance for applications that are compared to x86-based alternatives. The Arm architecture has long been the preferred foundation for cloud-native applications and open-source-software., Ccoupled with today’s advanced tools and AI-powered innovations, migrating applications to Arm is more seamless than ever, providing a clear, efficient path to the future of computing.
The Arm extension for GitHub Copilot extension is here to change the way developers approach architecture migration. By leveraging the power of AI, the extension provides intelligent code conversion tools that simplify the process of ensuring code runs optimally on the Arm architecture. Integrating Arm’s extensive knowledge base, the Arm extension enables developers to interact with it through Copilot Chat, and tap into for GitHub Copilot understands the nuances of the Arm architecture, offering suggestions and automating repetitive tasks to reduce context switching and to save developers’ valuable time.
The extension has been designed to complement key developer tools available from Arm and our ecosystem, for example the Arm Developer Tools for debugging and performance optimization, and the Arm Ecosystem Dashboard, which offers an up-to-date overview of software and libraries supporting Arm today. When a developer encounters a performance bottleneck, the Arm extension for GitHub Copilot can suggest improvements using Arm Performance Libraries to optimize the code. It also integrates with Arm Developer Studio, providing real-time insights and recommendations for code efficiency improvements.
For those embarking on the journey to cloud-native and Arm server development, the learning paths and Arm server migration guide further streamlines the process with targeted resources and best practices. The Arm extension for GitHub Copilot can assist by offering code snippets and best practices directly from these learning materials, making it easier to adhere to.
"When I decided to try out self-hosted runners, I was impressed by how specific the guidance was. The extension did not just tell me to 'set up a runner', it gave me the exact commands I needed and linked me to Arm's reference materials for optimization…”
“The suggestions were clearly pulled from Arm's actual documentation and best practices. That's what made me trust it, knowing the guidance was coming from Arm's own knowledge base.” – Jeremy Sinclair, Software & AppSec Architect and Windows MVP
Where the Arm server migration guide offers a comprehensive roadmap for migrating workloads. The Arm extension for GitHub Copilot aids in this transition by suggesting migration strategies and code adaptations outlined in the guide. For example, it can provide prompts for replacing specific x86 instructions with their Arm equivalents, ensuring compatibility and performance.
Additionally, native Linux arm64 hosted runners from GitHub, ensures that performance optimization and validation are seamlessly handled. These runners are designed to execute workflows like CI/CD or MLOps natively on Arm architecture, ensuring that the migrated applications are optimized for the new environment.
This combination of intelligent code conversion and native execution creates a streamlined migration process that minimizes errors and maximizes efficiency, making it easier than ever to move your cloud workloads from x86 to Arm.
The introduction of the Arm extension for GitHub Copilot extension and Arm64 Runners provide several advantages when migrating from x86 to Arm, for example:
Available from the GitHub Marketplace, now is the perfect time to install the Arm extension for GitHub Copilot extension and explore the potential of seamless architecture migration. Embrace the future of development with intelligent tools that simplify the transition to Arm, and experience the benefits of enhanced performance and efficiency.