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# Parallelize Your Development with GitHub Copilot


- **Date:** Wednesday, Sep 23, 2026
- **Time:** 13:00–13:30 (30 min)
- **Room:** Stage 2
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America

## Description

We’re finally at a point with coding where we can truly work on multiple tasks at once - and actually have it be an enjoyable and manageable experience! I’ll demonstrate how I split my work across multiple surfaces: the VS Code IDE when I need to be the most hands-on, the GitHub Copilot desktop app for tasks that require light supervision, and cloud agents for routine maintenance. I’ll share my tips for enabling truly parallel development of full-stack web applications thanks to git worktrees and smart environment variable management. Plus, I’ll share my favorite automation workflows that run while I’m asleep, saving me time so that I can focus on the fun parts of software development.

## Speaker

### [Pamela Fox](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@pamela-fox)

Principal Cloud Advocate, Microsoft


## Related talks at this congress

- [Accelerating development and managing agents with the GitHub Copilot app](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1783-accelerating) — Christopher Harrison
- [Going beyond the code through the GitHub Copilot App: how to unlock you and your team’s superpower](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1788-going-beyond-the) — Jenny Hwang
- [Practices, Not Prompts: Scale GitHub Copilot with AI-Ready Repositories](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1874-practices-not) — Luis Pujols
- [Agentic coding with GitHub Copilot CLI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1834-agentic-coding-with) — Christopher Harrison

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## Links

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