GitHub: Codespaces, Actions, and Ecosystem Tools
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GitHub: Codespaces, Actions, and Ecosystem Tools
This course is part of Mastering GitHub Specialization
Instructor: Noah Gift
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What you'll learn
Launch and configure GitHub Codespaces with dev containers, including GPU-enabled instances for AI workloads like Whisper transcription
Use GitHub Copilot and Copilot Labs for AI-assisted code generation, code translation, and conversational development with Copilot Chat
Build GitHub Actions CI/CD workflows using YAML configuration files to automate testing and deployment on containers
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March 2026
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There are 3 modules in this course
Learn to build cloud-based development environments with GitHub Codespaces, run GPU-accelerated AI workloads, use GitHub Copilot for AI-assisted coding, and automate CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions. This hands-on course walks you through launching Codespaces from repository templates, configuring dev containers for different machine types, and running NVIDIA GPU instances for machine learning tasks. You will use Whisper for speech-to-text transcription on GPU-enabled Codespaces and explore Hugging Face for model hosting, datasets, and fine-tuning pre-trained models. The course demonstrates GitHub Copilot and Copilot Labs for code suggestions, code translation, and conversational development via Copilot Chat. You will also build GitHub Actions workflows using YAML configuration files to automate testing and deployment on Ubuntu containers. By the end, you will integrate Codespaces, Copilot, and Actions into a unified end-to-end development workflow. Each lesson includes live demonstrations inside real GitHub repositories, giving you practical experience with the tools used in professional software teams.
Covers Codespaces, GPU instances, Copilot, template, and repository.
What's included
7 videos5 readings1 assignment
7 videosβ’Total 32 minutes
- GitHub Repo Templatesβ’4 minutes
- GitHub Repo Templatesβ’3 minutes
- Demo: Codespacesβ’7 minutes
- Demo: GPU Whisperβ’2 minutes
- Demo: Hugging Faceβ’4 minutes
- Demo: Copilotβ’9 minutes
- Demo: GitHub Actionsβ’4 minutes
5 readingsβ’Total 5 minutes
- About this courseβ’1 minute
- Key Termsβ’1 minute
- Reflectionβ’1 minute
- Key Termsβ’1 minute
- Reflectionβ’1 minute
1 assignmentβ’Total 5 minutes
- Quiz: Codespaces and Development Environmentsβ’5 minutes
Covers Codespaces, Copilot, and GitHub Actions.
What's included
1 video2 readings1 assignment
1 videoβ’Total 12 minutes
- Codespaces with Copilot Chatβ’12 minutes
2 readingsβ’Total 20 minutes
- Key Termsβ’10 minutes
- Reflectionβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 5 minutes
- Quiz: Ecosystem Integration and Workflowsβ’5 minutes
Apply Codespaces, Copilot, and GitHub Actions concepts in an end-to-end project integrating cloud development environments, AI-assisted coding, and CI/CD automation.
What's included
3 readings1 assignment
3 readingsβ’Total 21 minutes
- Capstone Projectβ’10 minutes
- Before You Goβ’1 minute
- Next Stepsβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 15 minutes
- Final Quizβ’15 minutes
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