GitHub Copilot Mastery: ProTips Beyond the Basics

Buckle up! This session isn’t just about using GitHub Copilot—it’s about mastering it. I’m diving into the power moves, expert techniques, and real-world .NET C# examples that separate casual users from those who truly unlock Copilot’s full potential.

Forget the basics. I’m showcasing fast-paced, high-impact demonstrations of advanced Copilot features, from multi-file editing to live, context-aware code transformations powered by Copilot Edits.

Then I’ll shift gears into something brand new: Copilot’s Agent Mode—a powerful AI upgrade that doesn’t just assist, it acts. Think of it as your coding co-pilot that plans, executes, and iterates on tasks using natural language. Whether it’s suggesting terminal commands or automatically fixing issues across your app, this agentic AI helps you build and ship faster.

Key Highlights:
- Beyond Autocomplete: Experience how Copilot can refactor, optimize, and rewrite code with minimal input, maintaining coding consistency across large projects.
- Precision Prompting: Learn expert-level prompt techniques to fine-tune Copilot’s output, from code refactoring to generating entire functions with context-aware efficiency.
- Debugging at the Speed of AI: Watch Copilot identify and fix bugs in real time, leveraging AI-powered troubleshooting like a seasoned pro.
- Automating the Future: Discover how Copilot integrates with DevOps pipelines, CI/CD automation, and even code reviews, supercharging your workflow.

By the end of this session, you won’t just use Copilot—you’ll command it. Get ready to code smarter, faster, and like an absolute pro.

Building Apps on Autopilot: Meet Your AI Powered Co-Engineer

Imagine an AI co-engineer that doesn’t just suggest code, but plans, builds, tests, and improves your app with you. In this session, I’ll show you exactly that with GitHub Copilot Agent Mode, and then take it further.

Building apps doesn’t stop at your IDE, so we’ll jump into GitHub.com to see how the GitHub Coding Agent tackles real-world backlog items directly from Issues, turning ideas into working features, writing tests, and creating pull requests.

You’ll get a clear look at the architecture that powers these AI agents, hands-on techniques for writing prompts that keep them productive, and a live demo where I use agents to build a small game and complete additional features, all driven by AI. By the end, you’ll know how to put autonomous development to work across your entire workflow, from code to cloud.

Key Takeaways
- See AI take the lead — Watch a Copilot agent plan, code, debug, and refactor an app in your IDE and on GitHub.com.

- Understand the tech behind it — Get a clear view of the architecture (Agent-Computer Interface, Model Context Protocol) and how the Coding Agent integrates into your GitHub workflow.

- Prompt like a pro — Learn how to craft prompts that help your AI co-engineer stay productive without micromanagement.

Test Smarter with AI: Playwright Automation at Scale on Azure

Manual testing slows delivery and limits confidence in release quality. In this session, you'll see how AI bridges the gap by turning manual test plans into automated Playwright scripts using GitHub Copilot’s Model Context Protocol (MCP). Combined with Microsoft’s Azure App Testing Service, we’ll show how to run these tests at scale across browsers and platforms. The result is faster feedback, fewer regressions, and more resilient applications. If your team is ready to reduce testing bottlenecks and embrace intelligent automation, this session is your next step.

Key takeaways:

AI Converts Manual to Automated: Use GitHub Copilot with MCP to turn plain English test cases into real Playwright scripts—faster, smarter, and with less rework.

CI/CD-Ready from the Start: Integrate automated tests directly into your pipelines and Azure Test Plans for full traceability, reporting, and continuous validation.

Test at Scale with Azure App Testing: Run UI tests in parallel across browsers and platforms using Azure’s high-scale test infrastructure—no local setup needed.

AI Powered IoT: Turning Real Time Data Into Smarter, Faster Business Decisions

Step into the next generation of IoT, where AI amplifies everything from device telemetry to business outcomes. In this session, you will see how AI enhanced Azure services can turn raw device data into immediate, actionable intelligence with minimal code and rapid development cycles. We will build a real-world IoT solution that captures data at the edge, processes it through Azure Functions and Logic Apps, stores it in Cosmos DB, and visualizes it with Azure Maps, all guided by AI-driven insights. If you want to understand how AI and Azure combine to unlock real time decision making across any industry, this session will show you what is possible today.

Key Takeaways

See how AI accelerates IoT workflows across data capture, processing, and visualization.

Learn a fast, practical architecture for building real time IoT solutions on Azure with minimal complexity.

Walk away knowing how AI can turn everyday device data into clear, actionable decisions for your business.

AI Powered Observability: Master Your App Performance with Azure Application Insights

Modern apps move fast, and your visibility needs to move even faster. In this session, you will learn how Azure Application Insights, now backed by AI driven detection and analysis across Azure Monitor, gives you a complete view of your application’s health, performance, and user behavior. We will break down how AI assisted anomaly detection, session replay, distributed tracing, and end-to-end transaction analysis help you uncover issues long before customers notice them. Then we will walk through a live demo showing how Application Insights integrates with your DevOps workflow to deliver continuous, intelligent monitoring that keeps your apps performant, reliable, and ready for scale.

Expect to see how AI is reshaping observability on Azure, giving developers the confidence to ship faster and fix smarter.

Key Takeaways

Understand how AI driven insights in Azure Application Insights surface performance issues, anomalies, and patterns in real time.

Learn how to trace, diagnose, and resolve problems quickly using the latest capabilities like session replay, distributed tracing, and automated anomaly detection.

See how Application Insights fits into a modern DevOps workflow, enabling proactive optimization throughout the build, test, and release cycle.

The Power of DevOps in the Real World

In the realm of software development, the year is 2025, where good DevOps practices have transformed from mere aspirations to absolute necessities. Continuous value delivery to our end users has become paramount, yet mastering this art is no small feat. Join this epic session on Real World DevOps, where we delve into the "why's" and "how's" of DevOps. Uncover its importance and our unwavering commitment to excellence. Witness a real-world marvel as we forge a complex, modern application from pure source code—no infrastructure exists—ultimately deploying it flawlessly to the cloud, including continuous testing. Explore web front ends, APIs, mobile apps, and beyond, harmonizing all modern technologies. But this is no mere showmanship. Prepare to immerse yourself in advanced DevOps techniques and best practices, prioritizing developer security, infrastructure as code, and fostering collaboration. Experience the transformative power of GitHub Actions as we push the boundaries of the DevOps workflow. Through cutting-edge tooling, we'll unveil a breathtaking demonstration, defying limits and propelling you into an unforgettable journey through the future of software development.

Key Takeaways:
• Understanding the importance of DevOps in modern software development.
• Learning practical application of DevOps techniques through a real-world demonstration.
• Exploring innovation and cutting-edge tooling in the DevOps workflow, with a focus on GitHub Actions.

Mastering GitHub: Your Path to Collaboration and Version Control

Join this session for your gateway to understanding GitHub's core features, fostering effective collaboration, and gaining version control expertise. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned user, this session equips you with the skills needed to excel in software development. Join us for a comprehensive journey that will elevate your GitHub proficiency.

Takeaways:
- An in-depth understanding of GitHub, suitable for all skill levels.
- Insights into effective collaboration, boosting team productivity and project success.
- Proficiency in version control, enhancing project organization and development efficiency.

Mission Copilot Autofix: Securing the World’s Code with AI and GitHub Advanced Security

In today’s fast-paced development cycles, developers aren’t just writing code — they’re also making sure it’s safe. This session explores GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) and how it empowers developer-first security by weaving automated security checks directly into your GitHub workflow. You’ll see how GitHub’s latest features — including autofix suggestions, secret scanning push protection, and CodeQL-powered code scanning — help teams catch and resolve vulnerabilities early, without disrupting velocity. We’ll also look at how new capabilities like Security Campaigns make it easy to create and track PRs across repositories so you can batch-resolve alerts at scale and monitor progress from a central dashboard. Whether you’re securing one repo or an entire enterprise, you’ll leave with proven GitHub-native strategies for “shifting security left” with confidence.

Key Takeaways:

- Spot and resolve issues faster with AI-powered tools like code scanning autofix, secret scanning, and dependency insight.

- See how GHAS integrates directly into your repos for frictionless, developer-friendly security without extra configuration.

- Learn how to scale security across teams and repositories using built-in visibility, metrics, and Security Campaigns to coordinate large-scale remediation efforts efficiently.

Building Tomorrow’s Apps: AI Powered Development with Azure, OpenAI, and GitHub

Step into the future of app development, where AI meets the cloud to transform your projects from concept to reality. This session will bring you up to speed with Azure OpenAI, SQL Server, and App Service, creating an intelligent Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) application. Discover how GitHub’s Advanced Security and Copilot work in unison to boost your productivity while keeping your code secure. Through real-world examples and practical exercises with the LangChain framework, you'll learn the ins and outs of building scalable, AI-enhanced applications. Walk away with the knowledge and tools to redefine app development with cutting-edge AI integration.

Key Takeaways

Learn to combine Azure OpenAI, SQL Server, and App Services to create a powerful AI-driven RAG application.

Discover how GitHub Advanced Security and Copilot streamline workflows and safeguard your codebase.

Gain practical skills with LangChain and VS Code to build and deploy scalable AI applications.