# 4 ways GitHub engineers use GitHub Copilot

DevFeed: [4 ways GitHub engineers use GitHub Copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/4-ways-github-engineers-use-github-copilot-67714.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.blog/developer-skills/github/4-ways-github-engineers-use-github-copilot/>)

Author: Holger Staudacher

Published: 2024-04-09T19:00:02Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [GitHub Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/github-engineering.md>)

Topics: [GitHub Copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-copilot.md>), [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [Data structures](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data-structures.md>), [Memory Safety](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/memory-safety.md>)

Tags: [ai-insights](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-insights.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [completion](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/completion.md>), [copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/copilot.md>), [data-structure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-structure.md>), [developer-skills](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-skills.md>), [efficiency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/efficiency.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [github-copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-copilot.md>), [go-programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go-programming.md>)

## AI overview

GitHub engineers describe using GitHub Copilot to generate dependency examples and tests, automate repetitive edits, create a regular expression from a code comment, organize troubleshooting notes into Markdown, and build a Rust program while learning the language.

## Source excerpt

GitHub Copilot increases efficiency for our engineers by allowing us to automate repetitive tasks, stay focused, and more.