How to Use GitHub Copilot Effectively

‍

‍

To use GitHub Copilot Chat effectively, focus on providing specific, contextual prompts and treating the AI as a collaborative assistant whose outputs you must review and validate. Here’s how to do it: 

‍

1. On GitHub.com you can go to your repository.
2. Type anything on your file.
3. Click 'Commit changes'.
4. Copilot acts as your automatic assistant who generates ideas for you.
5. Click the recycle button when you are not satisfied of the changes.
6. Once satisfied, click ' Propose changes'.
7. Then, you can also go to Visual Studio Code and start by opening the Copilot Chat view. In the chat input field, click "Create new Edit session" to begin.
8. Select your desired prompt so you can start your edit session.
9. Use #file in your prompt to reference them directly.
10. Use iteration to fine-tune the changes.
11. Hit "Accept all" to apply them. Copilot Edits gives you quick, targeted updates with full control over what gets changed.