Visual Studio Prompt Engineering with GitHub Copilot

The quality of the output of any Large Language Model depends largely on the quality of the prompt, and GitHub Copilot is no exception. In this new video, Gwyn teaches about "prompt engineering" for GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio 2022, and how to create better results with better prompts.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction to prompt engineering
0:44 - Demo application overview
1:32 - Single, specific, short prompts are best
3:10 - Adding functionality to existing code with Copilot
4:40 - Improving code with Copilot
6:08 - Creating tests with slash commands in Copilot
8:12 - Referencing files in copilot
9:12 - Refining prompts for quicker solutions
11:46 - Improving documentation with Copilot
13:10 - Conclusion

[@PhilippeLacoude]

This is a truly excellent introduction to GitHub Copilot. It is well illustrated and very well presented.

[@lynnszen]

Thank you for taking the time to create this video.

[@EldonElledge]

GREAT video. Thank you.

[@daniellesantiago6630]

Excelent video! Copilot is very powerful.

[@10Totti]

When will it be updated for .net 8 ?

[@olivier0003]

Useful

[@farsidesc4044]

I want to get a job as a prompt engineer. How many positions are open at Microsoft?

[@passenger9000]

0

[@craigspencer4306]

Awesome

[@leratoradebe6438]

Hey GPS.

[@TonyTigerTonyTiger]

"Prompt engineer". Giggle. As Jon Stewart far more accurately called it: a "types-question guy"

[@lbugnionpro]

As an engineer myself, I don't disagree ;)