AI-Assisted Development with GitHub Copilot

Writing code from scratch can be slow, but AI-assisted development is transforming how developers build software. By integrating GitHub Copilot into your daily workflow, you can automate repetitive tasks, debug faster, and focus on solving high-level problems. This text-based course guides you through the core features of GitHub Copilot within VS Code. You will progress from understanding foundational AI concepts to building a fully functional Kanban application, learning how to write effective prompts and collaborate with your AI assistant. What you'll learn: Understand foundational AI programming concepts, including context windows and tokenization; Generate precise code suggestions using standard completions and inline suggestions; Refactor and modify existing codebases using Edit Mode and Ask Mode; Automate complex multi-file tasks using Agent Mode for project-wide assistance; Write effective prompts to guide the AI toward high-quality, secure code patterns; Implement robust unit tests with pytest using AI-generated test cases. You will start with key terminology and setup before diving into interactive coding exercises. Through clear, written explanations and code snippets, you will build a Kanban application step-by-step, applying different Copilot modes along the way. This course is designed for beginner-to-intermediate developers who are new to AI-assisted coding tools; no prior experience with GitHub Copilot is required. Start leveraging AI to write better code today.