Workshop Overview 🔍¶
This workshop is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to GitHub Copilot and its capabilities. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, this workshop will help you understand how to leverage AI-assisted coding to enhance your development workflow.
Workshop Structure 📋¶
The workshop is flexible and can be conducted in either a 2-hour or 4-hour format, depending on your needs and time constraints. The content is organized to provide a progressive learning experience, starting with the basics and moving on to more advanced topics.
Workshop Formats ⏱️¶
2-Hour Workshop¶
The 2-hour workshop focuses on:
- Introduction to GitHub Copilot
- Basic setup and configuration
- Hands-on experience with 1-2 selected labs
- Key best practices and tips
4-Hour Workshop¶
The 4-hour workshop includes everything in the 2-hour format, plus:
- More in-depth exploration of GitHub Copilot features
- Additional hands-on labs
- Advanced usage scenarios
- Extended Q&A and discussion
Hands-On Labs 🧪¶
Our workshop includes a variety of hands-on labs to give you practical experience with GitHub Copilot across different programming languages and scenarios:
| Name | Language | Description | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javascript Calculator | HTML/Javascript | A small app that serves as a good starter project | 20 mins |
| Timer and Selector | HTML/CSS/React | Building components for workshop trainers | 30 mins |
| Polaroid Image Gallery | HTML/Javascript | Building a small image gallery with animations | 45 mins |
| Rock Paper Scissor | Python | A slightly more advanced app | 30 mins |
| Restaurant API + Deployment | Python/Azure | Creating and deploying a simple API to Azure | 45 mins |
| Star Wars API Client | Python | Creating a library to retrieve Star Wars character data | 1 hour |
| Star Wars API Client | Java | Creating a library to retrieve Star Wars character data | 1 hour |
| API Testing with SWAPI | C# | Implementing tests for an API | 30 mins |
| C Sharp Web App | C# | Working with .NET Web Technologies and unit tests | 1 hour |
| Interest Calculator | C++ | Building an interest calculator with unit tests | 30 mins |
Learning Objectives 🎯¶
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Understand how GitHub Copilot works and its capabilities
- Configure and use GitHub Copilot effectively in their development environment
- Apply best practices for working with AI-assisted coding
- Use GitHub Copilot across different programming languages and scenarios
- Identify opportunities to improve productivity with AI assistance
Let's embark on this exciting journey to explore the future of coding with GitHub Copilot! 🚀