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Introduction to AI Coding IDE Tools
Instructor Note
For the next exercise, in the shared notes document have a section for participants to add in answers.
Introduction to Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Checkpoint: who’s been able to download the code and open it within VSCode?
Checkpoint: who’s successfully managed to install the Python extension?
Installing Python Packages
Who has installed a Python package before, using the program
pip? Who has created and used a Python virtual environment
before?
Checkpoint: Setting up a Virtual Environment
Who has successfully created and activated their virtual environment?
Checkpoint: who’s configured the Python extension?
Checkpoint: who’s run their Python progran and seen this image when opening data/inflammation-01.csv.png?
Checkpoint: if you’re using Conda and encountered this error, did it fix it?
Getting Started with using Copilot within VSCode
Checkpoint: I’ve logged the Copilot extension into my GitHub account
Checkpoint: I’ve configured my privacy settings
Instructor Note
For the next exercise, in the shared notes document have a section for participants to add in answers.
Instructor Note
Following the exercise below, talk through the possible solutions, highlighting the key similarities and differences between each response.
Checkpoint: I’ve added a Copilot instructions file
Checkpoint: I’ve disabled the inclusion of csv files
Instructor Note
For the next exercise, add two sections - one each for Benefits and Risks, so that participants can add their own comments to each category.
How to use Copilot to Improve an Existing Codebase
Checkpoint: Check that the code runs as expected
Quick Check: Ask the Audience
Following the exercise, paste the following comment into the chat, and ask for thumbs up/down as a reaction to it, and summarise the responses:
Were you able to achieve something that you regard as well written code that you understand and runs?
Instructor Note
For the next exercise, in the shared notes document have a section for participants to add in answers.
Instructor Note
For the next exercise, in the shared notes document have a section for participants to add in answers.
Instructor Note
For the next exercise, add a section into the shared notes so that participants can add their own comments.