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 Duration 14 hours

Course Outline

Introduction to GitHub Copilot

  • Overview of AI pair programming
  • Capabilities and constraints of GitHub Copilot
  • The Copilot ecosystem: IDEs, CLI, PRs, and Chat

Getting Started

  • Installing and configuring GitHub Copilot in VS Code, JetBrains, and Neovim
  • Authenticating with GitHub and managing subscriptions
  • Navigating Copilot settings and preferences

Using GitHub Copilot Effectively

  • Generating code completions, functions, and boilerplate
  • Working with multi-line and contextual suggestions
  • Customising and refining Copilot output
  • Drafting comments and documentation with Copilot

Copilot Chat and Collaboration Features

  • Utilising Copilot Chat for API exploration and refactoring
  • Debugging and troubleshooting with Copilot Chat
  • Copilot in Pull Requests: suggestions and code reviews

Advanced Workflows with Copilot

  • Integrating Copilot into CLI workflows
  • Applying Copilot in test-driven development
  • Combining Copilot with frameworks and libraries

Responsible and Secure Usage

  • Understanding licensing, privacy, and intellectual property considerations
  • Mitigating risks associated with insecure or biased code
  • Best practices for enterprise and team adoption

Best Practices and Case Studies

  • Maximising productivity with Copilot in daily development
  • Real-world examples of Copilot usage across languages
  • Lessons learned and success stories from teams leveraging Copilot

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Fundamental programming proficiency in at least one language (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Java, C#)
  • Experience with using an IDE or code editor (such as VS Code or JetBrains)
  • Basic understanding of Git and GitHub workflows is advantageous

Audience

  • Developers
  • Programmers
  • Software engineers

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