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Getting Started

Start with nothing​

  • Create empty folder and open Visual Studio Code in that folder
mkdir colorsapi
cd colorsapi
dir
code .

Check GitHub Copilot is enabled​

  • Check GitHub Copilot and GitHub Copilot Chat extensions are installed

  • Hover over icon in bottom right handcorner to show GitHub Copilot is running

  • If not signed in, then authenticate to GitHub ... you will need credentials with an account that has GitHub Copilot enabled

Check GitHub Copilot Chat is enabled​

  • Select the Copilot Chat icon on the left ... notice the conversational GPT-like experience

  • Ask it a question

Ready to code​

We are ready - lets get coding