GitHub Copilot for Professionals

Learn advance GitHub Copilot skills with prompt engineering, AI code review, refactoring, and CI/CD/pull request automation. Collaborate, code, and lead development using Copilot.
15 Lessons
15h
Updated 2 months ago
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This intermediate-to-advanced course is designed for developers familiar with software development who want to integrate Copilot more deeply into their professional workflows. You’ll begin by exploring the Copilot ecosystem, configuring advanced IDE setups, and understanding the ethical use of AI. Next, you’ll explore prompt engineering techniques for prototyping, debugging, and generating clean, production-ready code. You’ll learn to use Copilot for code reviews, architectural refactoring, and security standards. The course also covers GitHub Copilot’s role in team collaboration: writing pull requests, automating CI/CD pipelines, and enhancing developer productivity through the Copilot. You’ll explore the future of autonomous AI agents, learn how to apply organization-wide usage policies, and foster a culture of responsible AI adoption. By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped to use Copilot as a powerful AI partner (not just a code generator) across all stages of software development.
This intermediate-to-advanced course is designed for developers familiar with software development who want to integrate Copilot...Show More

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

An understanding of how to configure GitHub Copilot for advanced IDE and terminal-based workflows
Understanding of ethical and responsible practices when using Copilot in production environments
Familiarity with prompt engineering to generate, debug, and prototype for customer requirements effectively
The ability to use Copilot to perform AI-assisted code reviews, refactoring, and performance optimization
Hands-on experience implementing CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions and Copilot
An understanding of how to configure GitHub Copilot for advanced IDE and terminal-based workflows

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