14 posts tagged with "copilot"

In the course of developing using NextJS, the integration of internationalization became a pivotal requirement on my checklist. The aim was to enable seamless translation of the application into multiple languages, leveraging the native i18n features provided by NextJS, as outlined in the official documentation.

To facilitate this, I organized a set of JSON files, each containing translations for the application in a specific language. For simplicity, I adopted a one-file-per-language approach, ensuring uniformity by maintaining identical keys across all files. The translation process involves replacing the values associated with each key.

To expedite this crucial task, I turned to GitHub Copilot for assistance. Witness the efficiency and precision of Copilot in action by watching the following video:

Yet again, GitHub Copilot proves to be the hero of my coding journey – making my day, one efficient line of code at a time!

PS: In this video I am translating the full file, but you can also translate a single key, or a set of keys, as you type them in the IDE, GitHub Copilot completion will propose you the translation.

In the process of crafting an updated version of the product catalog for WindR.org, the need to generate sample data arises. Leveraging the power of Quarkus and Panache, I find myself tasked with creating entities that embody various technical specifications for "windsurfing boards" – encompassing attributes like size, volume, width, and more.

Recognizing the potential tedium associated with manually creating this data, I turned to GitHub Copilot for assistance. The approach I took involved visiting a public website housing a comprehensive list of windsurfing boards. Here, I extracted the specifications of a specific board and seamlessly fed them into the GitHub Copilot Chat window. I then prompted Copilot to not only generate sample Java entities but also produce the corresponding SQL script for creating database rows.

The efficiency and effectiveness of GitHub Copilot in this scenario are showcased in the accompanying video. Witness firsthand how this tool streamlines the often laborious task of data generation, saving valuable time and effort in the development process:

Yet again, GitHub Copilot proves to be the hero of my coding journey – making my day, one efficient line of code at a time!

In the process of constructing a product catalog within NextJS, I found myself in need of seamlessly interfacing with my backend using REST APIs, each adorned with a variety of URIs and parameters.

The typical structure of these URLs, such as /api/v1/products?category=shoes&color=red&size=10, prompted me to harness the power of GitHub Copilot to expedite the creation of functions with the appropriate parameters. Copilot not only assists in generating the function but also crafts the necessary fetch code for calling the API with precision.

Watch this video to witness the rapid development in action:

Yet again, GitHub Copilot proves to be the hero of my coding journey – making my day, one efficient line of code at a time!

Since its launch, GitHub Copilot has been a hot topic in the developer community. Some people love it, some people hate it, and some people are just curious about it. I am part of the first group, and I have been using it for more than a year now. I will not go into the details of how Copilot works, but I will share with you my experience with it, and how it has changed my life as a developer.

Copilot will help developers differently depending on the way they work and the phase of the project they are in. I will try to cover as many use cases as possible, but I will not be able to cover all of them. Here are the main uses cases I have for Copilot

• Write code faster
• Create new features much faster
• Learn new things in context