A Peek Inside the Developer's Toolkit - Common Tools for Writing and Sharing Code

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Explore the essential tools used by developers in this 40-minute conference talk from Microsoft Build 2022. Gain insights into how developers write and share code, learn about GitHub's importance, and discover key features of Visual Studio Code. Follow along as experts demonstrate creating repositories, forking projects, and using extensions like Code Tour and Live Share. Understand the daily activities of developers, get introduced to GitHub Actions, and hear recommendations for useful VS Code extensions. Prepare for a comprehensive overview of the developer's toolkit to enhance your understanding of the software development process.

Syllabus

Introduction.
Gwyneth Pena-siguenza, Microsoft and Salman Chishti, Microsoft.
Why do you need a GitHub account?.
Burke Holland, Developer Advocate, Microsoft.
Sana Ajani, Project Manager, Microsoft.
""Tips"" link to tiktok.com.
""Tips"" link to YouTube.com.
What developers do?.
How developers spend time.
Inside the developer's toolbox.
What is GitHub? .
Example using Miss Manners.
Create a new repository.
Create a fork.
Code Tour.
Life Share extension.
Q and A.
The difference between Visual Studio code and Microsoft mates.
Favorite Visual Studio code extensions.
What is GitHub Actions?.