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GitHub Copilot fundamentals

GitHub's experts will equip participants with the knowledge of GitHub Copilot's core features, business benefits, and practical usage. You'll learn how to get started with GitHub Copilot, craft effective prompts with prompt engineering, and optimize your experience with best practices and techniques. The session also covers governance and control measures from a developer perspective and addresses frequently asked questions.

Topics covered

  • GitHub Copilot overview
  • Getting started
  • Prompt engineering
  • Tips and techniques
  • Governance and control
  • Frequently asked questions

What you'll learn

By the end of this training, you will be able to:

  • Demonstrate how to use GitHub Copilot's core features in common development workflows
  • Apply prompt engineering techniques to improve the quality and relevance of GitHub Copilot outputs
  • Optimize GitHub Copilot usage by implementing proven practices and workflows
  • Evaluate agent responses and direct GitHub Copilot agents to achieve intended outcomes
  • Analyze common implementation scenarios to promote responsible AI use
  • Develop solutions for real-world use cases using GitHub Copilot capabilities

Customer benefits

This training will help you:

  • Learn GitHub Copilot features to unlock proven benefits like increased productivity, less context switching, and saving time on repetitive tasks
  • Apply immediately applicable AI skills such as prompting and automation
  • Accelerate successful adoption by implementing responsible AI governance with enterprise-wide policy controls to address security requirements, organizational concerns, and compliance needs

Who should attend

  • Developers
  • Team leads
  • Development leaders
  • Project managers

Delivery details

  • Level: Fundamentals [100]
  • Offering type: Training
  • Format: Remote
  • Class size: 15 participant maximum (with some flexibility)

Prerequisites

Before attending this training, you need to have in place:

  • GitHub Enterprise Cloud account
  • GitHub Copilot enabled
  • Compatible IDE with GitHub Copilot
  • GitHub Copilot extension installed on the IDE