7 Days of GitHub Copilot: The GitHub Copilot Masterclass

Master GitHub Copilot in 7 Days | Boost your Productivity and Happiness with GitHub Copilot | For Developers and Coders

What you'll learn
Master GitHub Copilot in just one hour day over 7 days, making it a sustainable path for you to become a more proficient developer
Improve your productivity and happiness as a developer by using GitHub Copilot
Learn and master all GitHub Copilot features, like inline completions, chat, agents, extensions, and more
Learn to integrate GitHub Copilot into your day-to-day (know when to use it) and when not to use it
Learn and master all the GitHub Copilot Enterprise features
Learn to use GitHub Copilot features like AI code completion and inline actions
Enhance your coding with chat modes, CLI commands, and smart AI suggestions
Understand how AI powers GitHub Copilot with models like GPT-4 for better coding
Master GitHub Copilot for semantic code search and efficient code reviews
Set up your environment and explore advanced tools like knowledge bases
Discover cloud-based workspaces and how Copilot integrates with enterprise systems
Use GitHub Copilot Agents, along with Extensions and Tools (including MCPs)
Learn to customize instructions and utilize semantic code indexing efficiently
Maximize productivity with Copilot's multi-environment support and custom prompts

Requirements
Familiarity with at least one programming language and basic development concepts
Understanding Git and GitHub basics.

Description
This is the course that will improve your productivity as a developer with GitHub Copilot for one hour a day over 7 days. Click the video for more information.Did you know: developers who are proficient with GitHub Copilot complete tasks in half the time, and they are 88% more satisfied that those who don't. Generative AI has seen the biggest productivity boost in software development since digital software, and it's just going to get better!This course is structured for you to succeed by just dedicating one hour every day for 7 days. By the end of this course, you will master GitHub Copilot and know how to use all its features to become an AI-supercharged developer.Note 1: this course is meant for developers and coders. We will not be using Copilot for “vibe-coding” (i.e., making POCs from scratch that are great as POCs but not fully deployable apps). We will be going through actual developer use-cases that you face on a day-to-day basis. This is not a "no-code" course.Note 2: We assume that you are already familiar with development concepts and version control system concepts like Git.This course teaches you how to use GitHub Copilot to leverage AI-powered code completion, chat modes, CLI commands, and advanced features like semantic code search, AI-assisted code reviews, and AI agents. You’ll explore multi-environment support, pull-request summaries, and customization options for efficient coding. We literally go through every single feature in GitHub Copilot.By the end of this course, you’ll be able to master GitHub Copilot’s diverse functionalities, optimize your development environment, and become proficient in integrating its AI capabilities into your daily workflows.What is GitHub Copilot?GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered coding assistant developed by GitHub that suggests code completions, functions, and even entire blocks of code directly within your IDE. It helps developers write code faster by understanding context from comments and existing code to generate relevant suggestions in real time.GitHub Copilot provides intuitive and intelligent suggestions. Powered by cutting-edge models like GPT-4o, Copilot helps you code smarter, faster, and with fewer errors. With millions of developers already leveraging Copilot, it’s rapidly becoming the go-to solution for modern coding.Why learn GitHub Copilot?Simple - save time, complete tasks quicker, focus on the big problems and let AI handle the rest. Developers who are proficient with GitHub Copilot complete tasks in half the time, and they are 88% more satisfied that those who don't. As a developer, you need to learn GitHub Copilot to stay competitive. What is this course all about?This course has one goal - to make you proficient at GitHub Copilot in just 7 days. Ultimately, this means going through GitHub Copilot's vast set of features and learning how to integrate them into your development workflow. Whether you're looking to save time, improve code quality, or explore advanced tools, you’ll learn how to:Use GitHub Copilot’s AI-powered code completion featuresUtilize chat modes, ask modes, CLI commands, and inline actionsIntegrate GPT models for smarter code generation and suggestionsImplement semantic code search and AI-assisted code reviewsOptimize multi-environment workflows and custom instructionsExplore tools like knowledge bases, pull-request summaries, and promptsLeverage GitHub Copilot AI Agents, with Tools, and MCPsThis course is hands-on, practical, and tailored for developers seeking real-world coding efficiency with GitHub Copilot’s advanced capabilities. Note that the IDE we use in this course in VS Code.What will you learn?Improve your productivity and happiness as a developer - Being proficient in GitHub Copilot has shown to make developers 55% faster at their work, which is exactly what you will learn in this courseLearn and master all GitHub Copilot features, even nuanced ones - we will go through everything, from inline code completions to PR summaries to Agent mode extensions and MCPsLearn to integrate GitHub Copilot into your day-to-day (know when to use it) - unit tests, function definitions, code doc strings, architecting, version control systems, security reviews, feature add-ons, everythingAccelerate and revolutionize your development workflow - Master GitHub Copilot in just one hour a day over 7 days, making it a sustainable path for you to upskill Why choose this course?Complete guide - this is the 100% start to finish, zero to hero, basic to advanced guide on GitHub Copilot. There is no other course like it that teaches you everything from start to finish. It contains over 6 hours of instructional content!Learn it in 7 days - this course is structured to help you succeed by just dedicating an hour on it every day. We go through several features each day and apply it to real-life use-casesFully instructional - we not only go through important concepts, but also apply them as we are building our application so that we can solidify them. This is not only a walkthrough of the all the features and theoretical concepts, but a course that actually uses real-life examples and integrates workflows with youStep by step - we go through every single concept one-by-one. This improves your probabilities of learning GitHub Copilot rather than going haphazardly through each featureTeacher response - if there's anything else you would like to learn, or if there's something you cannot figure out, I'm here for you! Look at the ways to reach out videoCourse OverviewIntroduction to GitHub Copilot - Discover what GitHub Copilot is, its standout features, and get a bird’s-eye view of the course structure.GitHub Copilot Primer and Environment Setup - Understand how GitHub Copilot functions under the hood, explore the available plans, and get your environment up and running.Day 1 – Foundations & Inline Code in GitHub Copilot - Master AI code completions, leverage inline actions to fix or rewrite code, enable multi-environment support, and explore different interaction modes like Ask Mode.Day 2 – Conversational Workflows in GitHub Copilot - Dive deep into sidebar-based chat workflows, learn to use slash commands, model selection options, and leverage context-aware prompts in real coding scenarios.Day 3 – Project-Wide Intelligence in GitHub Copilot - Unlock smart code discovery with semantic search, get proactive edit suggestions, utilize GitHub Copilot CLI, and harness chat within GitHub.Day 4 – Developer Collaboration in GitHub Copilot - Boost team productivity with AI-assisted code reviews, PR summaries, workspace tools, and enterprise-ready knowledge base features.Day 5 – Code Edits & Personalization in GitHub Copilot - Customize your Copilot with inline editing, Copilot Vision, custom instructions, and reusable prompt files tailored to your coding standardsDay 6 – Agents, Tools, & Extensions in GitHub Copilot - Step into advanced territory with Agent Mode, powerful chat extensions, tool integrations, and multi-context processing (MCP) servers.Day 7 – Developer Use-Cases - Apply everything you have learned into common developer use-casesConclusion - Celebrate your achievement, and claim your course certificate.If you want to learn how to leverage AI in your development workflow and use GitHub Copilot to boost your productivity and happiness, then this is the course for you. We're looking forward to having you in the course and hope you earn the certificate.

Who this course is for:
Anyone looking to enhance their coding and development efficiency and productivity using GitHub Copilot, Professionals seeking to integrate AI-assisted tools into their workflows, Developers looking to learn and master all of GitHub Copilot features, Individuals familiar with GitHub who want to unlock its AI-powered capabilities, People eager to explore and adopt AI in software development processes, Individuals managing coding teams and wanting to streamline code reviews and collaboration, Professional developers who want to leverage AI to be faster at work and save time