GitHub Copilot is the world’s first large-scale AI developer tool that helps you write code faster and with less effort. GitHub Copilot draws context from comments and code to instantly suggest individual lines and entire functions.

Studies show that when GitHub Copilot helps developers write code faster, they can focus on solving more important problems, stay in the flow longer, and feel more satisfied with their work.

OpenAI created the generative pre-trained language model behind GitHub Copilot, powered by OpenAI Codex. An extension is available for Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Visual Studio, Neovim, and the JetBrains suite of integrated development environments (IDEs).

Learning Objectives

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

• Understand how GitHub Copilot enables you to code using autocomplete-style suggestions.
• Understand the different ways to trigger GitHub Copilot.
• Understand the differences between GitHub Copilot Free, Pro, Business, and Enterprise.
• Know how to set up GitHub Copilot.
• Know how to troubleshoot issues related to GitHub Copilot.

Prerequisites

• GitHub
• Basic knowledge of GitHub fundamentals