Programming with GitHub Copilot

Learning how to use Copilot for programming

Author

Affiliation

Kinnary Shah

Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins

Pre-lecture activities

Tip

In advance of class, please set up your GitHub student account on this website: https://education.github.com/discount_requests/application. This process may take up to 72 hours.

Once you have been granted access, you can follow these instructions to install Copilot:

• Using VSCode: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/setup
• Using Positron: https://positron.posit.co/assistant#step-2-configure-language-model-providers
• RStudio: https://docs.posit.co/ide/user/ide/guide/tools/copilot.html

Lecture

Learning objectives

NoteLearning objectives

At the end of this lesson you will:

• Know the basic terminology and logic of GitHub Copilot
• Have helpful tips to optimize your use of GitHub Copilot
• Have resources to create a free student account to GitHub Copilot and install it in your IDE

Slides

• Lecture 12: Programming with Copilot

Class activity

Stephanie will be away, but please use the time with your team to work on your final project.