Getting started with

GitHub Copilot
Hands-on

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Agenda
In this session, we will discuss:
● Git and GitHub
● Generative AI and OpenAI
● GitHub Copilot
● Installation of GitHub Copilot
● Chat GPT in Visual Studio Code
● Copilot Lab in VS Code
● Hands-on for Java programs
● Hands on for MySql queries

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Introduction – GitHub Copilot
A generative AI model developed by GitHub, OpenAI, and Microsoft:

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What is Generative AI?
● Generative AI refers to a type of artificial intelligence model that is trained to generate new data that's
similar to the training data.
● Generative Modal example – GANs
● Application – Image, Text, music, dataset generation
● Tools – PyTorch, ChatGPT

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What is OpenAI?
● OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research lab of OpenAI LP
and its parent company OpenAI Inc. It was founded in
December 2015.
● Applications:
○ Generative Models
○ Reinforcement Learning
○ OpenAI GPT-3 API

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What is GitHub?
● The GIT full form is “Global Information Tracker”.
● Git is a distributed version control system (VCS) that was created by Linus Torvalds, the creator of the
Linux operating system kernel, in 2005:
○ Distributed Architecture
○ Parallel version
○ Maintains history
○ Collaboration and Conflict Resolution
○ Performance – fast & secure
○ Open Source
○ Integrations

GitHub is a web-based platform.

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What is GitHub Copilot?
● AI Developer Tool
● A generative AI model developed by GitHub, OpenAI, and Microsoft:
○ Sharp and intelligent Code Suggestions
○ Auto Completes codes
○ Code faster
○ Understands file type
○ Cloud Code understanding
○ Database understanding
○ IDE integration
○ Gives best suggestions

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Languages and IDEs supported by GitHub Copilot
● Languages supported:
○ Python ○ Swift
○ JavaScript ○ Kotlin
○ TypeScript ○ Rust
○ Java ○ HTML/CSS
○ C# ○ SQL
○ C++ ○ Shell scripting languages
○ Go
○ Ruby
○ PHP

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Languages and IDEs supported by GitHub Copilot
● IDEs supported

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Advantages and Disadvantages
● Advantages are countless, including:
○ Faster code writing
○ Quick software development
○ Auto code completion
○ Quick suggestions
○ Wider language and IDE support

● But, there is a disadvantage too:

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Hands-on Session
● Installation of GitHub Copilot
● Using Copilot for Java
● Using Copilot for SQL
● Chat GPT in Visual Studio Code
● GitHub Copilot Lab

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Summary
Here’s a brief recap:
● GitHub Copilot is an AI-based generative model
● Generative AI model is sued to generate new data based on real data.
● Installation and integration of GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code
● ChatGPT can be used in Visual Studio Code
● Copilot is used for writing Java programs efficiently and quickly
● Copilot is used for executing SQL queries

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