Explore the capabilities and applications of GitHub Copilot for Cloud and DevOps engineering in this comprehensive 44-minute tutorial. Learn about the fundamentals of GitHub Copilot, its functionality, and how to effectively use features like Chat, Comments, Code Suggestions, and VS Code Speech. Discover the tool's potential to accelerate Infrastructure as Code development and compare its effectiveness for programming versus IaC tasks. Follow along with hands-on demonstrations, including translating Terraform to Pulumi code and leveraging Pulumi AI for fixes. Gain insights into GitHub Copilot's limitations and evaluate its impact on productivity for Cloud and DevOps professionals.
Overview
Syllabus
- Intro and Overview
- What is GitHub Copilot
- How GitHub Copilot works Context
- Demo Setup - Install Pre-Requisites
- Setup GitHub Copilot - GitHub Copilot Configurations
- Intall GitHub Copilot Extension in VSCode
- Initialize IaC Project
- Use Github Copilot Chat
- Code Suggestions Code Comments
- Limitations of GitHub Copilot
- Using GitHub Copilot for Programming vs IaC
- Another Use Case: Translate Terraform to Pulumi Code
- Fix with Pulumi AI
- Code Suggestions Autocompletion
- GitHub Copilot Voice VS Code Speech
- Conclusion and Wrap Up
Taught by
TechWorld with Nana
