[Full Workshop from Microsoft] Github Copilot - The World's Most Widely Adopted AI Developer Tool
GitHub Copilot was introduced as “Your AI pair programmer” in January of 2021. Since then, we have been adding more and more capabilities to increase developer productivity and happiness. We’ve gone from simply leveraging AI to generate code to explaining existing code, generating unit tests, propose fixes for bugs, making code robust / secure, summarizing pull requests, having conversations tailored to your organization’s repositories, providing answers to your questions based on your organization’s knowledge base and so much more! Let's explore how to get started with GitHub Copilot, its ever growing list of capabilities, and how to make the most out of the tool.
As long as you have a web browser that can access public repositories on GitHub.com then you have all you need. To interact with GitHub Copilot we will be using GitHub Codespaces which you can connect to via a web browser.
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About Dave
Dave is a Senior DevOps Advocate on the GitHub & Azure DevOps Teams. He is very passionate about DevOps and application modernization. He is a link between the product group and customers. Dave has worked in the software development industry his entire career. Having worked for both startups and large companies, his strength is his view and knowledge of the overall software development lifecycle paired with technical skills which allow him to manage DevOps culture, processes & tools that enable software development teams to become as innovative, efficient and productive as possible.
About Alex
Global Engagement Lead, GitHub for Startups - ex-Amazon, ex-Army, and Founder of planeAhead
A first generation Haitian, Alex grew up in the with 3 siblings outside of Chicago as someone who always wanted to create a legacy for his family; past, present and future. He joined the Army as a Intelligence soldier right out of high school and after serving several years he finished his college degree and started his career in tech. 5 years at Amazon and Amazon Web Services, globally, and a couple of other tech stops later, he built his first company, PlaneAhead. In addition to his work at PlaneAhead, he works with GitHub to grow their startup program and does work as a mental health advocate.
About Christina
Christina Warren is a Senior Developer Advocate at GitHub, where she works to make GitHub the best place for developers of all types and experience levels, with tools like Codespaces, GitHub Copilot and GitHub Actions. Before joining GitHub, Christina was a Developer Advocate at Microsoft, where she focused on Linux and open source communities, giving talks, and making video content.
Before moving into engineering, Christina spent a decade in digital media as an editor, senior reporter, and commentator, with a focus on technology, business, and entertainment. As a journalist, she appeared as an expert or commentator on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, CNBC, Fox News, Fox Business, Bloomberg, the BBC, Marketplace Radio, The Today Show, Good Morning America, and many more outlets.
About Harald
Experienced leader in technical product management and strategy. 20 year track record in data analytics, customer-centric development, AI, software engineering, design, and open source. Skillfully connects the dots between stakeholders, customer needs & wants and technology into a comprehensive product vision.
