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# GitHub Copilot: The Smartest Way to Code


- **Date:** Wednesday, Jul 17, 2024
- **Time:** 13:45–15:45 (120 min)
- **Room:** Workshop room M4 (40)
- **Event:** World Congress 2024

## Description

This workshop “GitHub Copilot: The Smartest Way to Code” is designed to help software developers learn how to use GitHub Copilot, an AI-powered code suggestion tool that can help you write code faster and more efficiently. The workshop will cover topics such as setting up GitHub Copilot, configuring it, troubleshooting, and using it with Visual Studio (Code). You will also learn how to use GitHub Copilot for business and individual purposes. The workshop will include a hands-on exercise where you will develop with AI-powered code suggestions using GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio (Code). By the end of the workshop, you will have a good understanding of how to use GitHub Copilot and how it can help you write better code leading to better software quality.

## Speaker

### [Lukas Durovsky](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@lukas-durovsky)

Staff Software Engineer @ Thermo Fisher Scientific


## Related talks at this congress

- [GitHub Copilot Beyond the Basics - 10 Ways to Elevate Your Coding](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/366-github-copilot) — lgonta, Yuliya Khadasevich
- [Livecoding with AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/202-livecoding-with-ai) — Rainer Stropek
- [How to Copy & Paste: Effectively working with strangers on the internet](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/330-how-to-copy-paste) — Joe Glombek
- [Supercharge DevOps workflows with AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/339-supercharge-devops) — SKi