Welcome to the GitHub Copilot Workshop repository! This collection of exercises, challenges, and resources is designed to help developers effectively leverage GitHub Copilot in their daily workflows.
This workshop provides a hands-on exploration of GitHub Copilot capabilities, from basic code completion to advanced prompt engineering techniques. Participants will learn to:
- Effectively prompt Copilot for better code suggestions
- Generate, refactor, and improve code with AI assistance
- Create comprehensive tests and documentation
- Apply Copilot to solve real-world development challenges
- Integrate Copilot into existing workflows
This repository is organized into the following sections:
The exercises directory contains focused, hands-on activities to build practical skills with GitHub Copilot:
- completions-exercise.md: Master the art of basic code completions
- chat-exercise.md: Learn to effectively use Copilot Chat for problem-solving
- github-web-exercise.md: Explore Copilot features integrated with GitHub.com
- github-exercises.md: Practice GitHub-specific integrations with Copilot
- dependabot-exercise.md: Use Copilot with GitHub Dependabot
- github-insights-prompts.md: Ready-to-use prompts for repository analysis with Copilot
Each exercise includes instructions and challenges designed to build proficiency with specific Copilot features.
The features directory provides comprehensive documentation on Copilot's capabilities:
- code-completions.md: In-depth guide to Copilot's core suggestion capabilities
- copilot-chat.md: How to leverage conversational AI for programming assistance
- agent-mode.md: Advanced techniques for using Copilot as a virtual pair programmer
- multi-file-editing.md: Working with Copilot across multiple files in your project
- github-web-integration.md: Using Copilot features directly on GitHub.com
The features directory includes its own README with a comprehensive features overview and use cases matrix.
The setup-guides directory contains instructions for getting started:
- vscode.md: Detailed Visual Studio Code setup instructions
- jetbrains.md: JetBrains IDE configuration guide
The resources directory contains valuable reference materials to enhance your Copilot skills:
- cheatsheet.md: Comprehensive quick reference with keyboard shortcuts, chat commands, prompting patterns, troubleshooting tips, and license tier feature comparisons. This printable guide covers everything from basic shortcuts to advanced model selection.
- effective-prompts.md: Detailed guide to crafting effective prompts with dozens of real-world examples. Includes language-specific patterns, function implementations, multi-file workflows, and common troubleshooting approaches when Copilot isn't giving ideal results.
- video-references.md: Links to official tutorial videos
- real-world-examples.md: Examples from actual projects
These resources are designed to be practical references you can return to regularly as you develop your Copilot skills.
- Ensure you have GitHub Copilot enabled in your IDE
- Clone this repository to your local machine
- Review the setup guides in the
setup-guidesdirectory for your specific IDE- Follow the setup instructions in
vscode.mdorjetbrains.md
- Follow the setup instructions in
- Explore the
featuresdirectory to understand Copilot's capabilities - Work through the exercises in the
exercisesdirectory - Use the resources directory for reference materials and effective prompts
This workshop repository is designed as a comprehensive resource hub for learning GitHub Copilot:
copilot-workshop/
├── README.md # Workshop overview and setup
├── setup-guides/ # Setup instructions for different IDEs
│ ├── vscode.md # VS Code setup guide
│ └── jetbrains.md # JetBrains setup guide
├── features/ # Feature documentation and examples
│ ├── README.md # Features overview and use cases
│ ├── code-completions.md # Basic code completion examples
│ ├── copilot-chat.md # Chat functionality in IDEs
│ ├── agent-mode.md # Agent mode capabilities
│ ├── multi-file-editing.md # Working across multiple files
│ └── github-web-integration.md # Using Copilot on GitHub.com
├── exercises/ # Hands-on activities
│ ├── completions-exercise.md # Basic code completion exercise
│ ├── chat-exercise.md # Using Copilot Chat effectively
│ ├── github-web-exercise.md # GitHub.com integration exercise
│ ├── github-exercises.md # GitHub integration exercises
│ └── dependabot-exercise.md # GitHub Dependabot exercises
├── resources/ # Reference materials
│ ├── cheatsheet.md # Comprehensive keyboard shortcuts and commands reference
│ ├── effective-prompts.md # Extensive collection of proven prompting techniques
│ ├── video-references.md # Links to official videos
│ └── real-world-examples.md # Examples from actual projects
└── wiki-content/ # Content for the GitHub Wiki
While examples focus primarily on TypeScript/JavaScript, the skills and techniques can be applied across different programming languages and disciplines, making this workshop valuable for Frontend, Backend, iOS, and Android developers alike.
The repository utilizes both GitHub Wiki for structured documentation and GitHub Discussions for community engagement. Workshop participants can share insights, effective prompts, and interesting solutions through these channels.
- A GitHub account with Copilot access
- VS Code, JetBrains IDE, or other editor with Copilot extension installed
- Basic knowledge of TypeScript/JavaScript (exercises can be adapted to other languages)
Workshop participants are encouraged to contribute their solutions, effective prompts, and insights to this repository. See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.