Accelerate App Development by Using GitHub Copilot helps developers harness the power of GitHub Copilot, an AI-powered code generation tool. This course provides hands-on training on using GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code to streamline app development, generate code, improve documentation, and create unit tests. By the end, you'll be able to accelerate your coding process while maintaining quality and security, making GitHub Copilot a vital part of your development workflow.

This course is for Developers.

Students should have code develeopment experience as well as experience with C# development in Visual Studio Code.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Understand the features and advantages of GitHub Copilot.
• Install and configure GitHub Copilot extensions for Visual Studio Code.
• Generate code and project documentation using GitHub Copilot tools.
• Develop code features and manage suggestions using GitHub Copilot.
• Create unit tests for various scenarios using GitHub Copilot.
• Implement AI-driven code improvements for quality, performance, and security.
• Complete a guided project utilizing GitHub Copilot for development and refactoring.

• Explain what GitHub Copilot is and the advantages it provides
• Install the GitHub Copilot extensions for Visual Studio Code
• Explain the features of the GitHub Copilot extensions for Visual Studio Code and how to use them
• Configure the GitHub Copilot extensions for Visual Studio Code
• Lab Install GitHub Copilot extensions for Visual Studio Code
• Lab Configure GitHub Copilot extensions for Visual Studio Code

• Generate explanations of code blocks code files and entire code workspaces using the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for Visual Studio Code
• Generate code project documentation using the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for Visual Studio Code
• Generate inline code documentation using the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for Visual Studio Code
• Lab Generate code explanations using GitHub Copilot Chat
• Lab Generate project documentation by using GitHub Copilot Chat
• Lab Generate inline code documentation by using GitHub Copilot Chat
• Lab Complete the code documentation challenge

3) Develop code features using GitHub Copilot tools

• Generate autocompletion suggestions based on code and code comments using the GitHub Copilot extension for Visual Studio Code
• Manage autocompletion suggestions by accepting partially accepting and dismissing suggestions
• Create chat prompts & questions that communicate your intent by using a combination of chat participants slash commands chat variables and natural language text
• Create new code using the Chat View Inline Chat Quick Chat and Smart Actions features provided by the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for Visual Studio Code
• Manage code update suggestions by accepting partially accepting editing and discarding the suggestions generated by GitHub Copilot Chat
• Lab Create code by using code line completions
• Lab Create code by using GitHub Copilot Inline Chat
• Lab Complete the create new code challenge
• Lab Complete the code logic challenge
• Lab Convert code from one programming language to another

• Create unit tests using the GitHub Copilot and GitHub Copilot Chat extensions for Visual Studio Code
• Create unit tests that target edge cases and specific conditions using the GitHub Copilot and GitHub Copilot Chat extensions for Visual Studio Code
• Use Visual Studio Code the NET SDK and the C Dev Kit extension to create a test project and verify that your unit tests build and run successfully
• Lab Create unit tests by using GitHub Copilot Chat
• Lab Create unit tests for specific conditions by using GitHub Copilot
• Lab Complete the create unit tests challenge

• Develop promptsquestions for GitHub Copilot Chat that help you to improve the code in your existing code projects
• Implement code update suggestions from GitHub Copilot Chat that improve existing code in the areas of code quality reliability performance and security
• Lab Improve code quality by using GitHub Copilot Chat
• Lab Improve code reliability and performance by using GitHub Copilot Chat
• Lab Improve code security by using GitHub Copilot Chat
• Lab Complete the app improvement challenge

• Explain an unfamiliar codebase using GitHub Copilot tools
• Generate README project documentation using GitHub Copilot tools
• Develop a new application feature using GitHub Copilot tools
• Create unit tests using GitHub Copilot tools
• Implement code quality reliability performance and security improvements using GitHub Copilot tools
• Lab Analyze and document code using GitHub Copilot tools
• Lab Develop code features using GitHub Copilot tools
• Lab Develop unit tests using GitHub Copilot tools
• Lab Refactor and improve code sections using GitHub Copilot tools