Essential Prompting for GitHub Copilot in VS Code

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Session Description

In this session you will learn how to set up GitHub Copilot in VS Code and then use it to do some interesting things that will save you time and effort.

Learning Outcomes

In this session, you will learn how to:

• Use the Copilot Chat window, along with chat participants and variables, to brainstorm solutions for your project.
• Use inline chat in the editor to refactor and document your code.
• Use inline chat in the terminal to execute time-saving commands.

Technology Used

• VS Code
• GitHub Copilot

Additional Resources and Continued Learning

You can find additional resources, including the slides of the presentation, here.

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Content Owners

Burke Holland 📢

Rob Conery 📢

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Large-scale natural language, image, and speech models - like the ones used in this sample - can potentially behave in ways that are unfair, unreliable, or offensive, in turn causing harms. Please consult the Azure OpenAI service Transparency note to be informed about risks and limitations.

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