GitHub for Beginners: How to get started with GitHub Copilot
Get started with GitHub Copilot and navigate features like Copilot Chat in this installment of the GitHub for Beginners series.
Kedasha Kerr
Kedasha is a Developer Advocate at GitHub where she enjoys sharing the lessons she’s learned with the wider developer community. She finds joy in helping others learn about the tech industry and loves sharing her experience as a software developer. Find her online @itsthatladydev.
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Beginner’s guide to GitHub: Setting up and securing your profile
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Beginner’s guide to GitHub: Merging a pull request
As part of the GitHub for Beginners guide, learn how to merge pull requests. This will enable you to resolve conflicts when they arise.
Beginner’s guide to GitHub: Creating a pull request
As part of the GitHub for Beginners guide, learn how to create pull requests. This will enable you to suggest changes to existing repositories.
Beginner’s guide to GitHub: Adding code to your repository
Take the next step in our GitHub for Beginners series and add code to your repository. Learn how to create branches and upload changes into a pull request.
Beginner’s guide to GitHub: Uploading files and folders to GitHub
The next step in our GitHub for Beginners series is learning how to add files and folders to your GitHub repository.
Beginner’s guide to GitHub repositories: How to create your first repo
Git started on your first repository in the third installment of GitHub for Beginners. Discover the essential features and settings to manage your projects effectively.
Top 12 Git commands every developer must know
The latest installment of GitHub for Beginners, where we cover the essential Git commands to get you Git-literate.
What is Git? Our beginner’s guide to version control
Let’s get you started on your Git journey with basic concepts to know, plus a step-by-step on how to install and configure the most widely used version control system in the world.
Using GitHub Copilot in your IDE: Tips, tricks, and best practices
GitHub Copilot is a powerful AI assistant. Learn practical strategies to get the most out of GitHub Copilot to generate the most relevant and useful code suggestions in your editor.
10 unexpected ways to use GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot is widely known for its code generation feature. Learn how the AI assistant’s abilities can extend beyond just code generation.
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Unlock your full potential with GitHub Certifications! Earning a GitHub certification will give you the competitive advantage of showing up as a GitHub expert.
10 things you didn’t know you could do with GitHub Projects
Learn how to optimize your usage of GitHub Projects to plan and track your work from idea to production.
How to build a GPT-3 App with Nextjs, React, and GitHub Copilot
In this step-by-step tutorial, you will learn how to use GitHub Copilot to build an application with OpenAI’s gpt-3.5-turbo model.
CLI tricks every developer should know
Learn some tips, tricks, and tools for mastering the command line from GitHub’s own developers.
How to automate your dev environment with dev containers and GitHub Codespaces
GitHub Codespaces enables you to start coding faster when coupled with dev containers. Learn how to automate a portion of your development environment by adding a dev container to an open source project using GitHub Codespaces.