11 posts tagged with "github"

🌧️💨❄️ It was rainy, windy, and cold … but the passion for learning GitHub Copilot @ Microsoft Wellington office could not be stopped ! 💙🚀 (the pigeons were shivering🐦🥶 that day - last photo)

Rakesh, Kotomi and I went all in with a full-on 7-hour GitHub Copilot workshop, covering presentations, live demos, video tutorials, keynotes, and hands-on 3x persona-based labs. From front-end and back-end development to full-stack, data science, data engineering, DevOps, and more, we explored how GitHubCopilot is revolutionizing the way we code.

🔥 The highlight of the day? The power of CopilotEdits' Agent mode - taking AI-assisted development to a whole new level! It's not just about suggestions; it's about transforming how we build, optimize, and innovate.

Huge thanks to everyone who joined and made this an incredible learning experience! Who else is excited about the future of AI-powered development? Let's keep the momentum going! 💡💻

🚀 Wrapped up 2x GitHub Copilot Training day at Auto & General Australia in Brisbane, just before the incoming CycloneAlfred! 🌪️

👥 Engaging over 200+ participants across the organization to explore how GitHubCopilot enhances developer productivity and the coding experience, with an emphasis on SecureCoding and ResponsibleAI.

Together with my Insight teammates, Ahmed & Tay, we covered: ✅ How to draft effective prompts for Copilot ✅ Key features like code completion & Copilot Chat ✅ Best practices for getting the most out of Copilot

Hands-on learning includes:👨‍💻 🔹 Interactive presentations and discussions 🔹 Persona-based labs tailored to different roles 🔹 Practical exercises to seamlessly integrate Copilot into daily development workflows

Looking forward to our 3rd session next week and continuing to supercharge development workflows with GitHub Copilot.

🤞 Fingers crossed for Queensland — stay safe, everyone!

🚀 Wrapped up 2x GitHub Copilot Training day at Auto & General Australia in Brisbane, just before the incoming CycloneAlfred! 🌪️

👥 Engaging over 200+ participants across the organization to explore how GitHubCopilot enhances developer productivity and the coding experience, with an emphasis on SecureCoding and ResponsibleAI.

Together with my Insight teammates, Ahmed & Tay, we covered: ✅ How to draft effective prompts for Copilot ✅ Key features like code completion & Copilot Chat ✅ Best practices for getting the most out of Copilot

Hands-on learning includes:👨‍💻 🔹 Interactive presentations and discussions 🔹 Persona-based labs tailored to different roles 🔹 Practical exercises to seamlessly integrate Copilot into daily development workflows

Looking forward to our 3rd session next week and continuing to supercharge development workflows with GitHub Copilot.

🤞 Fingers crossed for Queensland — stay safe, everyone!

Our 1st in-person & online GitHub Copilot workshop of 2025 was a big success! 🎉 Over 100 participants from Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane joined us to learn, explore, and share how GitHubCopilot can elevate our development experience.

💡 The story I shared during the Copilot presentation, reflecting on my 20 years as a coder. If I have 500 lines of legacy code to rewrite for a migration project:

🔹 20 years ago (when I was young and naive 😎), I would've started typing away ⌨️ - taking days to complete. 🔹10 years ago (when I was young but no longer naive 🤔), I would've googled tools 🔍 to do migration. 🔹Now (when I'm neither young nor naive! 😅), I definitely ask GitHub Copilot to have a go first. ⏳ 15 seconds later, it generated working migrated code in another language & just one minor bug found in testing! ✅

After a full day of workshops, labs, presentations, and hackathons, we wrapped up with drinks 🍹 and great conversations. To top it off, I even scored a free mini gin bottle - winner! (I will drink responsibly).

🙌 Huge thanks to everyone who joined and made it an awesome day. Cheers to more opportunities to learn and use AI to make our developer lives more fun and productive!

AI Innovation in Action at Anko Idea Forge's Epic Hackathon Sessions! 🚀Insight Cloud App team is honored to host three engaging sessions with Anko GCC, taking dev team on an action-packed journey into AI development! Together, we explored the power of AzureAI and GitHub Copilot, equipping innovators with the tools to build the next generation of AI-driven applications on Azure.

🔥 Primer Session 1: AI Apps on Azure by Ahmed We kicked things off with a deep dive into Azure's powerful AI ecosystem, exploring how to build GenAI applications. From prompt engineering exercises to demos, participants got their first taste of AI-driven innovation.

⚡ Primer Session 2: Azure AI services & GitHub Copilot by Daniel Taking things to the next level, we explored a number of AzureAI services and LLM techniques like RAG and saw firsthand how GitHub Copilot can supercharge coding - boosting speed, efficiency, and creativity.

🏆 Hackathon & Challenges by Ajay 2-hour live demo on building an AIApp, followed by real-world problem statements featuring six GenAI challenges designed specifically for Anko. Participants will take these challenges home and apply their skills to tackle these AI use cases and drive innovation.

🔜 What's Next: Feedback & Demo Winners will be crowned, 💡solutions will be showcased next week, and we'll witness firsthand how AI is making a real-world impact. With over 60+ super keen participants, the competition is fierce!

This is just the beginning! AI is revolutionizing app development, and with Azure AI & GitHub Copilot, the future of innovation is in our hands. 🤖⚡

Lucky! 🍀 My AzureAI and CosmosDB hackathon project was a winner (honorable mentions) and featured on the Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB Dev Blogs last October (just noticed it) ! A few weekends of hard work truly paid off! ✨

This AI hackathon had over 9,500 developers world-wide engaged with Azure Cosmos DB and Azure AI services, making it one of the most popular on Devpost, ranking in the top 0.2% of all Devpost hackathons. 🔥

📢 Checkout my "LEGO Robot AI" and other winner's projects in this blog: "Meet the Winners | Microsoft Developers Azure AI & Azure Cosmos DB Learning Hackathon": https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/meet-the-winners-microsoft-developers-azure-ai-azure-cosmos-db-learning-hackathon/#lego-robot-ai

💖 A huge shoutout to Ricky, Lanna, Jasmine, Reddy, Marko, Aveneel, João, Microsoft CosmosDB team and Devpost for hosting this incredible hackathon last year. Excited to keep building and innovating with Azure AI and Cosmos DB! 🚀

On a scorching Sydney day, we turned up the excitement even more with our GitHub Copilot Excitement Day! 🎉 The room at Perpetual Limited was packed with energy as developers, data engineers, and DevOps teams came together to explore how GitHub Copilot is shaking up the way we work.

We led a hands-on session demonstrating how Copilot can streamline coding and enhance efficiency. The day sparked vibrant discussions on fostering creativity and collaboration across teams. We also shared real-life examples of how Copilot is already helping us tackle challenges and achieve impactful results. 🚀

A massive shoutout to everyone who made the day unforgettable, especially Jan and Ross for organizing the session! Great to see Insight teammate Alpesh and Praveen in the room too!

Badge unlocked: GitHub Copilot Certification secured! 😎 Let's code smarter, not harder! 💻

This isn't just another shiny badge - it's proof of the skills in wielding AI-driven code completion like a pro. From streamlining boilerplate code to cracking complex algorithms, GitHubCopilot has been my best sidekick, and now it's official: I know how to make it work its magic! More about certification here : https://resources.github.com/learn/certifications/

And guess what? GPT-4o just appeared in the latest extension update in VS Code, with previews of Claude 3.5, o1, and o1-Mini. The AI ecosystem just keeps getting cooler, and I'm in for it! 💻✨

Want to learn more about the certification? Check it out my post: https://blog.insight-services-apac.dev/2024/10/09/github-copilot-cert

AI + Code = The ultimate power couple.🔥 Let's keep riding this wave!

'Grab a GitHub T-shirt 👕 before they're all gone!' At ME Bank, this has turned out to be my favorite opening line for our GitHub Copilot excitement day!

My amazing Insight teammate, Rakesh, and I had the pleasure of hosting another engaging session with the ME Bank / BOQ Group in Melbourne. 🌟 Fantastic job, Rakesh and Ahmed, on successfully running three sessions this week!

The enthusiasm in the room was fantastic! Everyone was eager to explore what Copilot can bring to our day-to-day workflows. From automating repetitive coding tasks to boosting productivity, the possibilities are truly exciting!

Thank you to all the participants for your curiosity and energy, especially Thien. We can't wait to see how you leverage Copilot in your projects! 💻✨

Now, time to catch my third flight of the day and head home! 🛫

🚀 EPIC 'Excitement day' at Kmart Australia Limited HQ! Insight hosted two sessions of hands-on labs with the fantastic Kmart team, diving into the wonders of GitHub Copilot. The energy was off the charts! From seasoned pros to adventurous coders, everyone was excited to see how copilot could boost our day to day coding experience. We explored C#, Java, Node.js, React, Terraform and even classics like COBOL and BASIC! 💻

A huge shoutout to Duane G. Sachin Walia for making this event such a blast, and Microsoft GitHub for making it happen. The excitement in the room was contagious, and we can't wait to see how Copilot will boost efficiency and ignite innovation! 💡