GitHub Copilot & ChatGPT for Devs - Code Smarter in 2024

About this course

Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Unlock the full potential of AI-powered coding with GitHub Copilot & ChatGPT. This course empowers developers to streamline their workflows, generate clean, efficient code, and harness AI tools to solve real-world coding challenges. You’ll learn to write smarter prompts, understand how AI coding assistants function, and integrate these tools seamlessly into your projects. Starting with the basics, you’ll set up GitHub, OpenAI accounts, and VSCode, ensuring your development environment is AI-ready. Dive deep into ChatGPT, learning to leverage it for tasks like code generation, function creation, debugging, and explaining complex code. The course also explores free alternatives like Google Gemini, offering a well-rounded AI assistant comparison. Next, discover GitHub Copilot, from setup to mastering its features. You'll practice advanced prompting techniques through written inputs and comments, explore agents like @workspace, and gain tips to enhance collaboration in Git-based projects. Hands-on projects like building a Tic-Tac-Toe game and dockerizing applications solidify your learning. Perfect for developers of all levels, this course requires basic programming knowledge. Whether you're a beginner aiming to improve your productivity or an experienced developer looking to optimize workflows, this course will equip you with practical skills to code smarter using AI.