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Learn to integrate GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code and across your development workflow. Write and refactor code, automate tests, enhance documentation, and improve collaboration with AI-powered tools.
Improve your software development workflow with GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot helps you write code faster, reduce repetitive work, and focus on more complex problem-solving.
This intensive one-day course provides you the skills to integrate and utilize GitHub Copilot in your software delivery life cycle.
You will explore the newest features and modes, learn prompt engineering to obtain precise suggestions, and see how Copilot can enhance and streamline collaboration in repositories.
By automating repetitive tasks such as test generation, documentation, and refactoring, you can focus on solving complex problems and delivering high-value code.
What you will work with on the course- Integrating of GitHub Copilot extension in Visual Studio Code.
- Using hat, Edits, and Agent modes for different development tasks.
- Exploring underlying AI models such as ChatGPT and Claude (basic).
- Applying practical prompt engineering to generate relevant and accurate code.
- Using Copilot for repository collaboration, including pull request review and Copilot Workspace.
- Using custom instructions to tailor Copilot to specific projects.
- Configuring and using MCP servers to interact with external tools and data sources.
The course is for you if you want to use GitHub Copilot to code faster, reduce repetitive work, and improve collaboration.Benefits for youCompany benefits
Target audiences are:
- Software developers regardless of experience level, who want to optimize their code development process and increase their productivity and reduce daily cognitive load.
- Tech leads and architects who want to introduce and implement AI-driven tools in their teams.
- QA/Test personnel who would like to be able to implement automated tests faster.
Upon completion you will have gained:
- An understanding of the capabilities and limitations of modern generative AI tools regardless of the specific vendor or tool.
- The ability to integrate GitHub Copilot into Visual Studio Code for daily use.
- Skills to navigate and utilize the different modes (Chat, Edits, Agent) to solve specific real-world tasks.
- Skills to formulate precise prompts, ensuring you receive relevant and useful results for your needs.
- The know-how to integrate Copilot into workflows around pull requests to improve your team's code contributions.
- Techniques to use Copilot to quickly generate test code, documentation, and refactor existing code, freeing up time for more complex challenges.
- The ability to generate automated tests faster, streamlining the testing process and contributing to quicker feedback loops.
- Enhanced innovation and faster experimentation by reducing the time spent on repetitive tasks.
- More efficient QA processes with faster automated test creation and higher coverage
- Improved product stability with fewer errors in production
- Better talent attraction and retention of talent by offering employees access to advanced AI tools
Course outlineThis is hands-on training with practical exercises. You will need to bring your own laptop.
- Introduction to Gen AI
- Getting started with Copilot and its core features
- Latest updates
- Using Chat, Edits, and Agent modes.
- Exploring of AI Models
- Context & prompt engineering
- Collaboration features in Copilot
- Hands-on exercises
- MCP Server setup and use
- GitHub Platform Experience
- GitHub Copilot Metrics
- Q&A
You will also need the following things :
- A GitHub account
- Latest version of Git
- A GitHub Copilot license - preferably Pro, Pro+, Business or Enterprise
- Subscribe here:
- Latest version of Visual Studio Code
- Latest version of GitHub Copilot extension (can be installed from the Visual Studio Code marketplace)
There will be some set exercises, where you can choose to work with any of the following languages, so make sure you have at least one of these installed:
- Python
- Docker
- NodeJS
- .NET
- Java/Maven )
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- C++ ()
You are also encouraged to bring your own project to work on - this can be a hobby project or any codebase you are familiar with and feel comfortable using genAI tools on, as familiarity with the code will help you to evaluate the suggestions from Copilot.
During the course:One training day, at 9:00 to 16:00
After the course:On completing the course, you will receive a course certificate.
Instructor:
The training is conducted by an experienced consultant from Eficode, a European consultancy specializing in Continuous Delivery & DevOps.
The training language and the study material will be in English.
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