Episode

Getting Started With GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio (Part 1 of 8) | Miniseries

with Gwyneth Peña-Siguenza

Learn to leverage GitHub Copilot's free tier, now seamlessly integrated with Visual Studio, to supercharge your coding workflow. From signing up to diving into .NET projects, this tutorial covers it all: understanding codebases with Copilot Chat, writing smarter code with AI-assisted completions, refactoring across multiple files with Copilot Edits, and generating AI-powered commit messages for when you're ready to push your changes. Whether you're new to Copilot or looking to maximize its features, this video has you covered!

Chapters

  • 00:34 - Set up GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio
  • 02:47 - Code completions & suggestions
  • 04:53 - Commit messages with GitHub Copilot
  • 05:30 - GitHub Copilot Edits: AI-powered code editing sessions
  • 08:10 - Multi-model support
  • 09:14 - Slash commands to optimize code

.NET
GitHub
Microsoft Copilot
Visual Studio