Background Coding Agents change EVERYTHING - 5 ways to use them today!

Coding & Background Agents have changed how I develop completely in every project I work on. The new integrations in VS Code have completely revolutionized how I develop and use the background agents to do work, let's look at 5 ways that they help me with my work. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:29 - What are coding agents? 02:06 - Assign issues to Copilot 06:48 - Assign any work off any branch 09:04 - Pick up where I left off 11:29 - Working with coding agents 13:12 - Code review from agents 15:05 - Dependabot for secure and up to date packages 17:03 - Best practices for coding agents 20:13 - Wrap-up Links: GitHub Copilot: github.com/features/copilot GitHub Copilot coding agent: https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/concepts/agents/coding-agent/about-coding-agent VS Code and Coding Agent: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/copilot-coding-agent Pull Request Review: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/use-copilot-agents/request-a-code-review/use-code-review Dependabot: https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/getting-started/dependabot-quickstart-guide Awesome Copilot: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCENTmbKaTphpWV2R2evVz2A/join 👕 Buy some swag! - https://jamesmontemagno.myspreadshop.com/ ☕️ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jamesmontemagno Follow: 👨‍💻 GitHub: https://github.com/jamesmontemagno 🦜 X: https://x.com/jamesmontemagno 📄 Website: https://www.montemagno.com 📰 Newsletter: https://newsletter.montemagno.com/ Disclaimer: This channel, videos, and streams are created in my spare time and are a product of me... James Montemagno! They are NOT officially affiliated or endorsed by Microsoft (my employer) in any way. Opinions and views are my own. What is on my hat? It is the CLE clothing logo because I am from Cleveland! Checkout their awesome CLE merch: https://cleclothingco.myshopify.com/ What is that art on my wall? It is an original piece from the French street artist Gregos of La Butte Montmartre: https://www.instagram.com/p/BceZ1oNHiQx/ My Setup: 📷 Canon M50 Mark II - https://amzn.to/3P8R7lp 💡 Nanoleaf Elements Lights - https://amzn.to/3umwJVW 🎙 Blue Spark Microphone - https://amzn.to/3qgtYkq 🎙 Blue Pop Filter - https://amzn.to/3jEWM3r 🤳 Rode Microphone Arm - https://amzn.to/2Z68AlE 🎧 Sony MDR7306 Headphones - https://amzn.to/372jxta 📲 Stream Deck - https://amzn.to/373Uk1n 🖱 MX Master 2S Mouse - https://amzn.to/3d7J2gj ⌨️ Tecware Phantom Keyboard - https://amzn.to/3aUP4y9 Using links I provide I may receive a commission if you buy something which helps support the channel. #vscode #githubcopilot