Welcome to the GitHub GHW: AI/ML Week Challenge Page!

Getting Help

• If you have any questions about GitHub or their Global Hack Week challenges, head to the MLH Discord and find the #ask-GitHub channel!
• Each challenge is accompanied by helpful documentation

Challenges

Registration Challenge

Signup for the GitHub Student Developer Pack

• Sign up for the GitHub Student Developer Pack to access GitHub Copilot and dozens of other amazing benefits.

Challenge 1

Complete the GitHub Copilot Primer

Objectives:

• Wondering how to get started with Codespaces? This Primer makes it easy by giving you the templates, videos and step-by-step resources you need to get you started running, testing, debugging and pushing code using this instant cloud developer environment.
• Share a screenshot of your completion screen on our submission form!

Documentation:

• GitHub Copilot Primer Quick Start Guide

Challenge 2

Use GitHub Copilot to complete any of this week's challenges

Objectives:

• Sign up for the GitHub student developer pack to get free access to GitHub Copilot and use it to help you complete any of this week's coding-based challenges!
• Share your builds in a GitHub Discussion and add your project to our Devpost Page!

Documentation:

• Getting Started with GitHub Copilot

Challenge 3

Use GitHub Copilot to Build a Simple Application

Objectives:

• GitHub Copilot prompts can be useful in generating code for specific use cases.
• Try having Copilot build you a simple application like a template portfolio website, or command line "choose your own adventure" game in the language of your choice to get a feel for using an AI Coding Assistant.
• Share a screenshot of your list on our submission form!

Challenge 4

Get GitHub Copilot to Explain Someone Else's Code to you!

Objectives:

• Did you know that GitHub Copilot can explain any block of code for you?
• Maybe you've come across a code base in a programming language you've never used; try using the GitHub Copilot chat feature to explain what the code does or even translate it into a programming language you're more familiar with.
• Use the GitHub Copilot chatbot or slash commands to translate or explain someone else's code base.
• Share a screenshot of your completion screen on our submission form!

Challenge 5

Streamline the Documentation Process with GitHub Copilot

Objectives:

• Documenting your code can be tedious but important work for any programmer.

• GitHub Copilot can help you streamline the process by creating the documentation for you!

• Use GitHub Copilot to comment out your code so anyone reading it can understand or take it a step further and have GitHub Copilot write a ReadMe for your entire project!

• Share a screenshot of your Copilot generated documentation on our submission form!