About this course
Learn the core ideas behind AI-assisted coding with five introductory GitHub Copilot lessons. The course covers prompts, inline suggestions, repetitive work, and documentation. It focuses on the main coding workflow; the retired Copilot Labs preview lesson is excluded from this classroom.
What you can learn
- Guide code generation with a prompt
- Review suggestions while typing
- Reduce repetitive coding work
- Draft and check code documentation
Course at a glance
| Provider | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · Microsoft Developer |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Beginner — WikiFree audience assessment |
| Language | English |
| Selected lessons | 6 |
| Video duration | 31m · allow extra time for reflection and practice |
| Details checked | 9 October 2026 |
Try this learning exercise
Choose a short function you understand. Write its input, expected output, and edge cases before requesting a suggestion. Compare the generated code and documentation against those requirements instead of accepting them automatically.
How to follow the course
Choose a lesson from the list or search for a specific topic. Use Previous and Next to continue, and mark lessons complete as you go. Progress is saved in this browser without a WikiFree account.
Each course retains its relevant lessons, including videos also used in another course. Numbered series follow their original lesson or part order. Only reviewed advertisements, unrelated items and identical repeated playlist entries are excluded. Source recordings may have been made at different times.
Free access, tools and certificates
The selected public YouTube videos are free to watch. No paid subscription, payment card, examination, or software purchase is required for this video learning path. This listing does not include a Microsoft certification, assessed assignment, or instructor feedback.
The learning exercise above can be completed as a written plan without provisioning services. Reproducing demonstrations with Azure, hosted models, enterprise products, hardware, or optional software may require an account, separate access, or paid resources. Those activities are not required to complete the video course. Recorded interfaces and commands may differ from current versions.
GitHub ended the Copilot Labs technical preview on 15 December 2023. This classroom retains the five core coding and documentation lessons. Official Copilot Labs status.
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Compare course focus, level and study time
| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free GitHub Copilot Course: Coding and Documentation | Beginner | Guide code generation with a prompt · Review suggestions while typing · Reduce repetitive coding work | 31m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free GitHub Copilot Course: Build a Portfolio Website | Beginner | Build a portfolio from a resume · Publish with Git, GitHub and GitHub Pages · Configure Copilot modes and reusable workflows | 4h 13m of video; practice time is additional |
| Git and GitHub Workflow Fundamentals: Free Course | Beginner | Git · GitHub · Branching | 16m of video; practice time is additional |
Provider: Microsoft. Videos play from the Microsoft Developer channel on YouTube.
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