New England Software Symposium
May 2 - 3, 2025
Advanced GitHub Copilot: Tips and tricks to make the most out of your AI assistant
Friday - May 2 3:15 PM EDT - WAKEFIELD
GitHub Copilot is a popular AI assistant that helps software developers more easily create content, get answers to coding-related questions, and handle many of the boilerplate tasks of software development. But it can also do much more in the areas where it can be used. Join Copilot expert (and author of the upcoming “Learning GitHub Copilot” book from O'Reilly) for a quick overview of some of the additional tips and tricks to allow you to make the most from this AI assistant.
Most users know GitHub Copilot can help with the basics of code generation, creating test cases, documentation, etc. But because the tool is AI based, there's a lot more that it can help you with in these areas simply by asking it and giving it the right prompts. In this session, we'll take a look at some ways to leverage beyond the basics of these tasks to creating results that are usable more deeply and widely. We'll also look at some ways to compensate when Copilot does not have the most recent information, or needs to be picking up more relevant context.
Brent Laster
Global author, trainer and founder of Tech Skills Transformations LLC
About Brent Laster
Hi, I'm Brent Laster - a global trainer and book author, experienced corporate technology developer and leader, and founder and president of Tech Skills Transformations LLC. I've been working with and presenting at NFJS events for many years now and it is always exciting and interesting.
Through my decades in programming and management,I've always tried to make time to learn and develop both technical and leadership skills and share them with others Regardless of the topic or technology, my belief is that there is no substitute for the excitement and sense of potential that come from providing others with the knowledge they need to help them accomplish their goals.
In my spare time, I hang out with my wife Anne-Marie, 4 children and 2 small dogs in Cary, North Carolina where I design and conduct trainings and write books. You can find me on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/brentlaster), Twitter (@brentclaster) or through my company's website at www.getskillsnow.com.