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Overview

On this Microsoft: Accelerate app development by using GitHub Copilot course you’ll gain an understanding of how to accelerate app development by using GitHub Copilot and GitHub Copilot Chat in a Visual Studio Code environment.
You’ll also:
- Learn the benefits that GitHub Copilot provides to developers, the GitHub Copilot and GitHub Copilot Chat product features, and the GitHub Copilot extensions for Visual Studio Code.
- Explore the generation of code explanations, project documentation, and inline code comment documentation using the
- GitHub Copilot Chat extension for Visual Studio Code.
- Explore using GitHub Copilot and GitHub Copilot Chat suggestions to create new code. Autocompletion and code update suggestions are generated, managed, and implemented using the GitHub Copilot extensions for Visual Studio Code.
- Explore using GitHub Copilot and GitHub Copilot Chat to create unit tests. Exercises provide practical experience creating unit test projects and running unit tests in Visual Studio Code.
- Explore using GitHub Copilot Chat to develop improvements for an existing codebase. Exercises provide practical experience implementing GitHub Copilot suggestions that improve code quality, reliability, performance, and security.
- Explore using GitHub Copilot to accelerate development of an end-to-end project. GitHub Copilot is used to explain unfamiliar code, generate project documentation, develop a new app feature, develop unit tests, and implement improvements.
At the end of this course, you’ll achieve your Microsoft: Accelerate app development by using GitHub Copilot certification.
At Firebrand, we are one of the few companies in the world to be designated a Microsoft Cloud Partner. Through our Lecture | Lab | Review method, you’ll access official courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.
Audience
This course is ideal for intermediate developers with more than one years experience.
Curriculum
- Module 1: Get started with GitHub Copilot
- Module 2: Generate documentation using GitHub Copilot tools
- Module 3: Develop code features using GitHub Copilot tools
- Module 4: Develop unit tests using GitHub Copilot tools
- Module 5: Implement code improvements using GitHub Copilot tools
- Module 6: Guided project - Accelerate app development using GitHub Copilot tools
Exam Track
There is no exam for this course.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, you should have:
- An active subscription for GitHub Copilot is required for either a personal GitHub account or a GitHub account managed by an organization or enterprise.
- One or more years of code develop experience is recommended.
- Some experience developing C# applications in Visual Studio Code with the C# Dev Kit extension is recommended.
What's Included
Your course includes:
- Accommodation *
- Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
- On-site exams **
- Exam vouchers **
- Practice tests **
- Certification Guarantee ***
- Courseware
- Up to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
- 24-hour lab access
- Digital courseware **
* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply to online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass the first time or train again for free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.
Benefits
Six reasons to sit your course with Firebrand Training
- Three training options. Choose between residential classroom-based, live online, or city-centre courses
- All-inclusive course. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
- Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
- You’ll learn more. Our expert instructors cover exclusive additional materials not taught through the official curriculum
- You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style compared to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
- You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 145,000 professionals
*For residential training only. Doesn't apply to online courses
**Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts
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- Certification Guarantee
- Exam voucher included
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- Official vendor content aligned to certification
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- Exam preparation & practice tests
- Certification Guarantee
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Residential
- Official vendor content aligned to certification
- Focused on getting every student ready for their exam
- Live instructor-led
- Extra hands-on labs & review sessions
- Exam preparation & practice tests
- Certification Guarantee
- Exam voucher included
- Extended training days
- 24-hour lab access
- Food & accommodation included
- Distraction-free
- On-site testing