Working efficiently with Copilot

Software Development with GitHub Copilot

Thalia Barrera

AI Engineering Curriculum Manager, DataCamp

Slash commands: predefined actions

Slash commands: predefined actions

Other slash command examples

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Slash command	Description
/tests	Generate tests for all or only the selected methods and functions in the editor.
/new	Scaffold a new VS Code workspace or file.
/clear	Start a new chat session in the Chat view.

¹ https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/reference/copilot-vscode-features#_slash-commands

Smart actions: AI-powered suggestions

Smart actions: AI-powered suggestions

Smart actions: AI-powered suggestions

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Software Development with GitHub Copilot