Skills for the age of AI developer tools
summary
Shows concrete workflow changes: uses GitHub Copilot and agent mode to edit code, run installs, fix failing tests and add features to a live project called Miss Friendly Food, then generates tests and a deployable UI. Cites productivity evidence (developers average 52 minutes a day in the editor) and an anecdote of a developer laid off for not adopting AI. Teaches specific prompt patterns, verification steps, and which tools to adopt first (Office 365 / Microsoft Copilot, VS Code integrations).
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:18Agenda
- 4:12Industrial revolutions
- 7:45Why work
- 11:00Jobs have changed
- 15:00What is AI
- 16:17Concerns and fears
- 21:13GitHub CoPilot
- 36:07Agent Mode
- 42:33Productivity gains
- 43:58Time spent coding
- 44:48Is AI good enough
- 47:51Planning
- 49:40Bug reports
- 51:59Chat GPT
- 53:38Be clear
- 57:05Where to start
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