VS Code Dev Days 2025 - Unlocking AI Powered Dev Workflows with GitHub Copilot

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Overview

On 17 September 2025, the DevOps & GitHub Meetup Brighton community hosted VS Code Dev Days 2025, an engaging online workshop series exploring how Visual Studio Code, GitHub Copilot, and Azure DevOps can elevate modern developer workflows with AI automation and hands-on labs.

👉 Event link on Meetup

Part 1 – Getting Started with GitHub Copilot

Explore how to set up VS Code with GitHub Copilot, enable your free trial, and use intelligent code suggestions, refactoring, and contextual completions.

Part 2 – Azure DevOps MCP with GitHub Copilot

Dive deeper into how GitHub Copilot integrates with Azure DevOps MCP Server to automate build, test, and deployment workflows, showcasing how AI can streamline DevOps practices.

Part 3 – Integrate MCP with GitHub Copilot

See it all come together, from coding in VS Code with GitHub Copilot to interacting with GitHub MCP Server, demonstrating a seamless AI-augmented development lifecycle.

🧠 What You’ll Learn

How Copilot in VS Code transforms coding speed, accuracy, and creativity.
Embedding AI-powered assistance directly into DevOps workflows.
Hands-on labs showing how to integrate GitHub, VS Code, and Azure DevOps.
Practical next steps to evolve your automation journey using GitHub Copilot.

💡 Why This Matters

AI is redefining developer productivity.

This event showcased how developers can move from manual coding to AI-augmented workflows, accelerating delivery and improving quality. Whether you’re working solo or in a DevOps team, integrating GitHub Copilot into your toolchain is becoming essential.

✍️ Quick Start Tips

Install Visual Studio Code and sign in with your GitHub account to activate your Copilot trial.
Experiment with Copilot Labs inside VS Code for creative prompts and refactoring ideas.
Try automating a small Azure DevOps pipeline using Copilot generated YAML.
Review your repetitive tasks and ask: "Can this be assisted or automated by AI?"

Thank you to everyone who joined the VS Code Dev Days workshops!

If you missed them, catch up using the recordings above and experience how GitHub Copilot can power your next level of development.

“The future of development is augmented — not exhausted.”