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Exercise: Get started using GitHub Copilot
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Exercise: Get started using GitHub Copilot
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/joegorithm/skills-getting-started-with-github-copilot
- Owner: joegorithm
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-03-23T21:34:13.000Z (3 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-23T22:30:58.000Z (3 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-23T22:32:03.646Z (3 months ago)
- Language: JavaScript
- Size: 0 Bytes
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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⭐️ Congratulations joegorithm! ⭐️
You completed this exercise! Nice work! 🥳
If you would like to practice again, you can retrace your steps below. Just press the **Start Exercise** button again.
> [!TIP]
> Mona won't grade you this time! 😉
# Getting Started with GitHub Copilot
_Get started using GitHub Copilot in less than an hour._
## Welcome
- **Who is this for**: Developers at any experience level looking to accelerate their code workflow.
- **What you'll learn**: The different ways to interact with Copilot to explain, write, debug, and develop code.
- **What you'll build**: You will guide Copilot to update Mergington High School's extracurricular activities website.
- **Prerequisites**:
- Skills exercise: [Introduction to GitHub](https://github.com/skills/introduction-to-github)
- Familiarity with [VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/)
- Basic coding principles
- **How long**: This exercise takes less than one hour to complete.
In this exercise, you will:
1. Use a preconfigured Codespace to run VS Code in your browser.
1. Learn different interaction options to develop with GitHub Copilot.
1. Use Copilot to summarize and review your pull request.
### How to start this exercise
1. Right-click **Copy Exercise** and open the link in a new tab.
2. In the new tab, most of the fields will automatically fill in for you.
- For owner, choose your personal account or an organization to host the repository.
- We recommend creating a public repository, as private repositories will use [Actions minutes](https://docs.github.chttps://github.com/joegorithm/skills-getting-started-with-github-copilot/billing/managing-billing-for-github-actions/about-billing-for-github-actions).
- Scroll down and click the **Create repository** button at the bottom of the form.
3. After your new repository is created, wait about 20 seconds for the exercise to be prepared and buttons updated. You will continue working from your copy of the exercise.
- The **Copy Exercise** button will deactivate, changing to gray.
- The **Start Exercise** button will activate, changing to green.
- You will likely need to refresh the page.
4. Click **Start Exercise**. Follow the step-by-step instructions and feedback will be provided as you progress.
> [!IMPORTANT]
> The **Start Exercise** button will activate after copying the repository. You will probably need to refresh the page.
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