Introduction to GitHub Copilot and AI Development

Abstract

A hands-on introduction to GitHub Copilot: installing it in VS Code, the CLI versus the GUI, the four permission modes (interactive, plan, YOLO, autopilot) and the 'permission fatigue' trade-off, plus core capabilities like web search, image input, and the commit generator.

Outline

1. What Copilot is, and installing it in VS Code
2. Copilot CLI vs GUI
3. The four permission modes: interactive, plan, YOLO, autopilot
4. Capabilities: web search, image input, commit generator
5. Hands-on demo

Key takeaways

• Match the Copilot mode to your trust level (interactive to autopilot)
• The CLI brings Copilot to the terminal across Linux, macOS, and Windows
• Copilot can search the web, read images, and draft your commits