Improve copilot question quality by replacing obvious distractors

[Copilot]

PR Type

• Adding new question(s)
• Other content changes (updating questions, answers, explanations or study resources)
• Code changes (non-content)
• Documentation changes
• Other

What's new?

Reviewed all 38 copilot questions and improved 9 that could be answered through elimination without domain knowledge.

Changes by question:

• Q003 (IDE Support): Split multi-IDE options into individual choices; replaced unsupported editors (NetBeans, BlueJ) with plausible alternatives (Sublime Text, Atom)

• Q011 (Custom Instructions): Replaced "email GitHub support" with README.md alternative; added .copilot/config.yaml distractor

• Q014 (Getting Started): Replaced "Request access from GitHub Support" with CLI setup and build-from-source options

• Q020 (Benefits): Replaced "completely replaces code review" with subtle incorrect claims about guaranteed bug-free code and eliminating tests

• Q022 (/tests Command): Replaced "permanently removes test files" with plausible alternatives about running tests and analyzing coverage

• Q024 (Public Code Matching): Replaced "last 24 hours only" with per-request enabling option

• Q028 (Context): Converted True/False (50% guess) to 6-option multiple choice (select 3); added environment variables and external docs as distractors

• Q030 (Smart Actions): Replaced debugging-specific option with automation scripts and keyboard shortcuts alternatives

• Q033 (CLI Alias): Replaced "review PRs on your behalf" with technical options about shortcuts, model switching, and command history

All changes verified against official GitHub Copilot documentation via Context7.

Related issue(s)

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Warning

Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)

I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:

• code.visualstudio.com
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/curl curl -I -s REDACTED (dns block)
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/curl curl -s REDACTED (dns block)
• learn.microsoft.com
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/curl curl -s REDACTED (dns block)

If you need me to access, download, or install something from one of these locations, you can either:

• Configure Actions setup steps to set up my environment, which run before the firewall is enabled
• Add the appropriate URLs or hosts to the custom allowlist in this repository's Copilot coding agent settings (admins only)

Original prompt

Go through the all content/en/questions/copilot question files one by one and search for question files with incorrect answers that are obviously incorrect and update them.

The questions should not be easy to be answered by process of elimination without required knowledge

Use context7 mcp server to leverage github documentation about any given topic

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