Microsoft Accelerate app development by using GitHub Copilot (AZ-2007)

On this accelerated 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.

In just 1 day, 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. Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll get certified at twice the speed of the traditional training and get access to 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.

• 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

There is no exam for this course.

Before attending this accelerated 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.

Your accelerated 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 for online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Two options of training. Choose between residential classroom-based, or online courses
• You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
• Our course is all-inclusive. 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. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9 am – 5 pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time, with your instructor
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style 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 135,000 professionals

*For residential training only. Doesn't apply for online courses
**Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

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