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From Autocomplete to Autopilot: How AI Is Changing the Developer Experience

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From Autocomplete to Autopilot: How AI Is Changing the Developer Experience by Tugdual Grall
Room 8 · Deep Dive · 09:30-12:30

Summary

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This talk explores the rise of agentic workflows and context engineering in AI-assisted development. Using GitHub Copilot’s latest tools, it shows how teams delegate end-to-end tasks, from architecture scaffolding to PRs, and how developers, SREs, DevOps, and PMs shift from writing code to expressing intent.

Key points ⭐

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  • 38:00 RTK, Many tool to save token
  • 42:00 Hooks + Agent Debug logs (in VS code)
  • 56:51 Tips use CLI in VS code
  • 1:36:00 copilot impact explained
  • 2:09:00 Rowork [?] setup
  • 2:13:00 Project > setting -> Security -> codeQL

Timeline

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04:21

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  • copilot CLI 10 people
    • -> 500 PR/week
  • quality + security needed (in CI ?)

07:30

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  • We want new feature -> so more PR
  • But in a Bank App do you want new Feature every Day
    • -> No you want security / stability

09:39 [?]

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  • Blog article Migration GHCP to Runtime Rust
  • copilot chat Feb 23
  • Agent Mode Feb 25

17:00

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  • Harness become better on Delta
  • we have less need on skills Md file
    • -> No need to explain How to write java (to be challenge)

20:00

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  • MR / PR code Review will be Most of our job

21:00

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  • CLI -> focus on Request
    • -> Mult task
  • copilot App -> focus on several task local ->

25:34

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26:00

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  • cost Token cost on entreprise
  • explain exemple $ 500 / users
    • $ 2000 / users

32:00

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  • Demo start
  • His credit since Begenin [?]
  • +23.000 AI credit

36:00

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  • Shared experience on New Release of your AI tools
  • go to the Release Note of the tool you are using

38:00 ⭐

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  • RTK, Many tool to save token
  • he only look at AI credit if too expensive use another Model
  • do No early optimize
  • personal plan => token
  • entreprise plan => cost

42:00 ⭐

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  • Hooks
  • + Agent Debug logs (in VS code)

49:22

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  • Github.com
    • -> configure Feature & client

54:00

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  • explain what Harness is Doing

56:51 ⭐

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  • Tips use CLI in VS code

57:00

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  • Sandbox -> in copilot
  • Autopilot => for code
  • Manual => DB, PR Validation
  • Auto pilot => Max AI credit

1:11:00

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  • explain before work tree for multi task
  • Now he explaine Plan mode
  • For Big Repo -> Say to look Big Module
  • use the skill grill me
    • skill.sh
  • grill with doc
  • Reduce the spec kit to use plan

1:26:00

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  • Feature Flag important

1:36:00 ⭐

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  • copilot impact explained
  • I should manage this
  • But maybe only valuable if using GH infra
  • code completion not interesting

1:48:52

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1:52:00

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  • ruber duck Feature GHCP
    • to use another model for Review
  • Demo use Astro 8 000 AI credit
    • to Rewrite the Full pet clinic

2:06:00

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  • Side chat
    • New chat with the same Branch

2:09:00 ⭐

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  • luna max [?]
  • Rowork [?] setup
  • He has a prompt take pet clinic
  • Rowork [?] Back end , Front end
    • same prompt + same cortex [?]
    • with ≠ Model
  • have a bench mark to know New model ⭐
  • his point if you Diolant [?] change Agents .MD, skill, context since 6 Month you miss something
  • thus change so Fast

2:13:00 ⭐

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  • Project > setting -> Security
    • -> codeQL
  • Code QL can be used for SFPD Not just security

2:18:00

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  • /Review
    • -> is it something we can use in local ?

2:20:00

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2:25:00

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  • awsome copilot
  • on size fit everything doesn’t work
  • skill was nice 6 month ago
    • less today
    • may be Back in 6 month
  • create skill, agent But Basic

2:30:00

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  • Touri [?]
    • -> use AI to learn
  • /spor [?] => Challenge me
  • Run 2 agent for evaluate each Tools
    • the Compare the Result

2:40:00

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  • if the prompt is not Big enough (Not Describe)
    • it should Be a plan

2:46:00

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  • ask GHCP Review work on ≠ session
  • he can do that with the “chronicle Dalan [?] Base”

2:47:00

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  • Add jira canvas [?] to add user interka [?]

Extra notes

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