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Programming with GitHub Copilot
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Programming with GitHub Copilot

by Kurt Dowswell
August 2024
Intermediate to advanced
336 pages
7h 26m
English
Wiley
Audiobook available
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CHAPTER 11Enhancing Development Environments with Copilot

In this chapter, you will discover how Copilot can assist you in a multitude of development environments. Whether you are running a command in the terminal or creating an enterprise application in Visual Studio, Copilot has you covered. Let's explore how you can get the most out of your IDE and enhance your development workflow with Copilot.

  • Amplifying Visual Studio with Copilot
  • Elevating Azure Data Studio with Copilot
  • Boosting JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA with Copilot
  • Enriching Neovim with Copilot
  • Consulting Copilot in the GitHub CLI

Amplifying Visual Studio with Copilot

Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft. Visual Studio allows developers to create enterprise-grade software for the Web, mobile, and cloud software solutions.

Visual Studio empowers developers with a vast number of project templates and tools to assist them in hitting the ground running in whichever technology stack they require.

While there are many different technologies that can be used in Visual Studio, using .NET in Visual Studio is where it really shines. .NET is an open-source, cross-platform framework for building modern apps and cloud services.

Prerequisites

Installing the GitHub Copilot Extension

With Visual Studio installed ...

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