Gain experience with an AI-based pair programmer right now!
Instructor: Tim Warner - Microsoft MVP, MCT
Duration: 4 hours (4 x ~55 minute segments with breaks)
Platform: O'Reilly Live Training (ON24)
- 📧 Email: tim@techtrainertim.com
- 🌐 Website: TechTrainerTim.com
- 🐦 Bluesky: @techtrainertim.bsky.social
- 💼 LinkedIn: Timothy Warner
- 🎥 YouTube: @TechTrainerTim
- 📚 O'Reilly: Timothy Warner
- GitHub Copilot subscription tiers (Free, Pro, Pro+, Business, Enterprise)
- VS Code setup and extension configuration
- Code completions (inline suggestions, ghost text, multi-line)
- Chat interface basics (
Ctrl+Iinline, sidebar chat) - Chat participants (
@workspace,@terminal,@vscode,@github) - Slash commands (
/explain,/fix,/tests,/doc,/new,/newNotebook) - Context awareness and file references (
#file,#selection) - Prompt engineering fundamentals
- Responsible AI foundations
- Chat modes (Ask vs Edits vs Agent)
- Copilot Edits mode for multi-file refactoring
- Working sets and file context management
- Custom instructions (
.github/copilot-instructions.md) - Prompt files (
.github/prompts/*.prompt.md) - Model selection strategy (GPT-5.2, Claude Opus 4.5, Gemini 3 Flash)
- Debugging workflows and iteration loops
- Next Edit Suggestions (predictive editing)
- Vision for Copilot (screenshot/mockup to code)
- Agent Mode in VS Code (autonomous, iterative coding)
- GitHub Copilot Coding Agent (async PR creation via GitHub Actions)
- GitHub Copilot CLI (
gh copilot— terminal-native agentic coding) - Agent Skills (
.github/skills/[name]/SKILL.md) - Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integration
- GitHub Copilot Extensions (Perplexity, Docker, Sentry, Azure)
- Copilot Memory (Pro/Pro+ — learns your codebase patterns)
- Testing workflows and TDD
- Migration scenarios (language ports, framework upgrades)
- GitHub Copilot Spaces (persistent context, shared knowledge hubs)
- Organization-level custom instructions
- Copilot Code Review with agentic features
- Content exclusions and IP filtering
- Audit logs and usage analytics
- Security best practices (secret detection, vulnerability scanning)
- Policy enforcement and compliance guardrails
- ROI measurement and productivity metrics
- IDE expansion: JetBrains, Eclipse, Xcode, Visual Studio 2026
| Model | Best For | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.2 | Reasoning, novel problem-solving | GA across all plans |
| Claude Opus 4.5 | Code understanding, complex debugging | GA Dec 2025; 10x premium multiplier |
| Gemini 3 Flash | Fast tasks, boilerplate | Preview; great for speed |
| GPT-5 mini / GPT-4.1 | Included models | No premium request consumption |
- Agent Skills — Teach Copilot repeatable tasks via SKILL.md files
- Copilot CLI — Full agentic coding agent in terminal
- Claude Opus 4.5 GA — Now generally available across all paid tiers
- GPT-5.2 GA — Stronger reasoning for complex edits
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview — Fast model option
- MCP OAuth — Secure third-party integrations (Slack, Jira, custom APIs)
- Copilot Memory — Learns codebase patterns (Pro/Pro+)
- Agentic Code Review — Enterprise code review with tool calling
- 📁
/modules- Core course materials organized by segment - 📁
/exercises- Hands-on exercises - 📁
/examples- Code examples organized by language/technology - 📁
/docs- Course documentation and reference materials
- GitHub account (Free tier now includes Copilot with 2000 monthly completions)
- Visual Studio Code with GitHub Copilot extension
- Basic understanding of Git and GitHub
- Familiarity with at least one programming language
- GitHub Copilot Product Page
- Official Documentation
- GitHub Copilot Quickstart
- GitHub Copilot Enterprise
- GitHub Copilot Skills
- Prompt Engineering Best Practices
- GitHub Copilot Trust Center
- GitHub Community Discussions
MIT License - See LICENSE for details