Practical GitHub Copilot
1hAdvanced2023-10-16
Authors

Ray Villalobos
Senior Staff Instructor at LinkedIn Learning
Course details
Copilot–a paid service from GitHub–is revolutionizing the way code is written. According to reports from developers who use it, a vast majority feel more productive and can perform repetitive tasks almost twice as fast. If you're interested in learning how to solve problems with Copilot and become a more efficient developer, join instructor Ray Villalobos in this hands-on course as he shows you not just how to use Copilot to find the best solutions to concrete code problems, but how to make it work best in specific contexts. From setup to navigating the tools to refining the results, Ray demonstrates the practical applications of Copilot’s powerful features.
Skills covered
Github CopilotVersion ControlGitHubSoftware Development ToolsSoftware DevelopmentOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Using Copilot on Projects
- 02 - Using the slides
1. Working with GitHub Copilot
- 03 - What is GitHub Copilot
- 04 - Copilot Individual vs Copilot Business
- 05 - Installing Copilot
- 06 - Getting the repo
- 07 - Basic autocomplete
- 08 - Autocompletions panel
2. Using Copilot Chat
- 09 - The chat panel
- 10 - Generating data
- 11 - Chatting with Copilot
- 12 - Output to YAML
- 13 - History and file names
- 14 - Troubleshooting fixes
- 15 - Writing comments
Next Steps
- 16 - What's next
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