An Overview of GitHub Copilot
In this talk, expert Brent Laster (author of the upcoming Learning GitHub Copilot book from O'Reilly) will introduce you to GitHub Copilot, the popular AI coding assistant. You learn what GitHub Copilot is, how it can be used and how to incorporate it as part of your workflow.
GitHub Copilot is a popular generative AI coding assistant that can be used to greatly simplify common coding tasks as well as interacting on coding-related topics through the use of natural language. It has significant potential for saving time and simplifying the development, testing, and other necessary tasks that today's software professionals have to use their cycles for. In this session, we'll provide an overview of this tool as well as some brief demonstrations of basic functionality.
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.
More About Brent »