Using GitHub Copilot for Pull Request Reviews: Benefits, Best Practices, and Real-World Experience

Jonny Hackett Agentic AI & AI-Accelerated Development, All Industries, Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Testing Leave a Comment

In this article, I’ll share how I’ve been using GitHub Copilot for PR reviews, where it provides the most value, where it falls short, and the best practices I’ve found for incorporating it into an effective code review workflow.

While most developers think of Copilot as a tool for assisting in writing code (Copilot Chat) or autocompleting code (Copilot plugin in your favorite IDE), itโ€™s during pull request reviews that I find Copilot the most impressive. GitHub Copilot can analyze code changes, generate summaries, identify potential issues, and even suggest fixes before another developer ever opens the PR…

AI in Coding: Using ChatGPT and Copilot to Build JavaScript Animations

Chris Vaught Agentic AI & AI-Accelerated Development, Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Development Technologies & Tools, Generative AI & LLMs, JavaScript, Tutorial 1 Comment

Artificial intelligence isnโ€™t just changing how we write codeโ€”itโ€™s transforming how we think about creativity in development. In this post, I revisit the playful spirit of early programming through a series of AI-assisted experiments using ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, and JavaScript Canvas on CodePen. Along the way, I uncover practical lessons for developers on using AI to accelerate learning, inspire exploration, and rekindle the joy of creative coding…

100x Engineering Starts Now: Windsurfโ€™s Game-Changing IDE Experience Part 2 (Coding Examples)

Windsurfโ€™s Game-Changing IDE Experience, Part 2 – Coding Examples

John Hoestje Agentic AI & AI-Accelerated Development, Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Leave a Comment

Welcome to the second part of our series on Codeium Windsurf. If you haven’t yet, check out Part 1 to get detailed insights into what Windsurf is and the features it brings to your coding environment. In this section, we’ll explore how you can leverage Codeium Windsurf’s features to accelerate your coding projects using real code examples.

Codeium Windsurf: 100x Engineering Starts Now (Part 1)

Windsurfโ€™s Game-Changing IDE Experience, Part 1 – 100x Engineering Starts Now

John Hoestje Agentic AI & AI-Accelerated Development, Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Spring Leave a Comment

Windsurf Series Introduction

This is Part 1 of a 2-part blog series. In Part 1, youโ€™ll learn:

How to go from 10x to 100x productivity using the AI-assisted coding tool Windsurf
What Windsurf is and how it enhances your IDE with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Best practices for using features like Autocomplete, Supercomplete, Chat, Command, and Cascade
How context-aware code generation can save time and reduce errors
Tips to get the most out of Windsurf without falling into common pitfalls

Whether you’re aiming to automate repetitive tasks or radically accelerate full-project development, this guide will show you how Windsurf can reshape your workflow and maximize your impact. Then in part two, weโ€™ll move from theory to practice, showcasing real-world code examples.