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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 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 been able to download the code and open it within VSCode?
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 installed the GitHub Copilot extension
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.
Checkpoint: I’ve generated a Copilot instructions file
Checkpoint: I’ve disabled the inclusion of csv files
Instructor Note
Following the exercise below, talk through the possible solutions, highlighting the key similarities and differences between each response.
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
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.