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Primer: Copilot

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Use GitHub Copilot and VS Code to develop with AI

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Visual Studio Code GitHub Codespaces GitHub Copilot

Est. Time

30 minutes

Level

Beginner

Overview

What is Copilot and how do you get started using it? Use this Experience as a Primer on Copilot. We share tutorials, guides and templates to learn how to use AI in your development process.

Get Started Using Copilot

Use this Primer to start your Copilot journey. We recommend completing the Codespaces Primer before starting this Experience.

  • Take this step by step tutorial to gain skills and comfortability using Copilot to assist you while you code.
  • Go deeper by using our additional resources to upgrade your prompting approach and build a browser extension.

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