Effective Prompt Engineering with GitHub Copilot
1.5 hours / Instructor-Led / Format: On-Site or Virtual
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About this Course: In this course, you will learn how to create high-quality prompts
that will guide Copilot and Copilot Chat to generate accurate and useful code
suggestions. The instructor will walk you through the process of crafting prompts,
testing them, and refining them based on the context of your code. Understanding the
role of context is crucial as it significantly influences the suggestions made by Copilot.
By the end of this course, you will have a comprehensive understanding of how to
create effective prompts to help Copilot generate code and content that is tailored to
your needs and preferences.
Key Learning Areas:
Understanding Copilot's AI model
Best practices for prompt engineering
Creating effective prompts
Testing and refining prompts
Applying knowledge to real-world projects
Learning Objectives:
Understand the importance of prompt engineering in generating accurate code
suggestions
Learn how Copilot's AI model works and how it uses prompts to generate code
Identify best practices for creating effective prompts
Create high-quality prompts that help Copilot generate accurate and useful code
suggestions
Test and refine prompts to improve the quality of code suggestions
Apply the knowledge gained in this course to real-world projects using exercises
provided with the course
Takeaways:
You will be given a set of three self-paced projects to work on after the course. These
exercises will help you practice what you have learned and apply it to your own projects.
Copilot for C#, .NET with Visual Studio IDE
Copilot for Java Developers with IntelliJ IDEA
Copilot for Python Developers with Python Django, ReactJS, and PostgreSQL
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Who Should Attend:
This course is designed for programmers who want to get the most out of Copilot
by providing it with the right context and information to generate code that
meets their needs
It is recommended for anyone who wants to improve the quality of code
suggestions they receive from Copilot and Copilot Chat
Prerequisites:
Copilot installed in your IDE if you would like to follow along with the exercises
This course is suitable for programmers of all levels, from beginners to
experienced developers
