Tips & Tricks: Get the Most Out of GitHub CoPilot | DevReach 2023

AI-assisted coding is here, but like every powerful tool, knowing how to use it correctly is key to getting the most out of it.

In this session, Todd Anglin shows you how GitHub Copilot works, some best practices, and what AI can realistically do for developers in the real world, including unique capabilities available in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code. AI-assisted developer tools, like GitHub Copilot, will change how you write code; but only if you are curious, creative, and you continue to think critically.

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Todd Anglin is a Principal Cloud Advocate Lead at Microsoft where he is focused on helping developers succeed with Microsoft Cloud and ensuring Microsoft offers the best cloud platform developer experience across Azure, Microsoft 365, Power Platform and GitHub.
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[ChristopherSalisburySalz]

Co-pilot is magic! Its incredible what it can do.

[seannewell]

It's interesting you keep saying "trust but verify" around 24:45 - when you are using copilot to verify copilot you aren't really verifying against anything concrete, are you? When you start trying to add tests, it's kind of hilarious you don't do the one thing that would verify - _which is run the tests_. It's not just running and seeing green tests though, you have to read the tests and understand them.

Still super useful, thanks for the tips!

[luiswo]

Very clear view & talk. When I heard a lot of "AI" will replace veteran developers, now you know the limits

[andresfelipehiguera]

I like the idea of a copilot, but GitHub copilot isn’t good enough right now. More problems, than solutions.

But I’m exited for the future!

[lisander-lopez]

Very great talk! After hearing a lot of hype around copilot... i'm going to byte the bullet and try it out

[hutchm]

Great job explaining fit hub pilot ! Thank you!

[rostislavheriser]

W/ copilot : worked X units of time. X / 2 units spent hitting TAB btn, X / 4 checking if the code is correct, X / 4 placing and correcting generated code. Without Copilot : spent X / 2 units of time with real coding

[tj]

That regex is not correct, since attributes can contain ">".

[dasstraat]

nice tool, but still a small brain. When the answer is short, it is fair but when I want a bigger answer then Copilot is lost.