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Join us for Rubber Duck Thursdays! A lighthearted and informal stream where we live code on some projects. In this stream, we'll build some new tools by starting with the requirements and then using Copilot Agent Mode to help us build it - live!

In this special edition of Open Source Fridays, we celebrate Maintainer Month and Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). Andrea is joined by Joe Devon, tech entrepreneur and co-founder of GAAD, and Ed Summers, blind developer and head of accessibility at GitHub. They discuss the origins of GAAD, the importance of accessibility in technology, and GitHub's pledge to advance accessibility in open source projects.

⚠️ Problem: Accessibility issues still slip through, even with good design systems, causing frustrating delays and friction. ✅ Solution: GitHub's Accessibility Design team created targeted annotations to eliminate ambiguity, improve communication, and speed up development. In this two-part blog series, learn how to: 🧩 Use annotations more effectively with your components. 🗂️ Document important accessibility details before development starts. 🚀 Build a set of Preset annotations for your own design system. Start implementing more accessibly by default. ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gvXZ9KaX

🚀 It's HERE! GitHub Copilot agent mode is now in preview for Visual Studio 17.14! 🎉 Plan, build, test, and fix all from one prompt with Copilot autonomously handling tasks. Check out the blog post for more details! 📖 https://msft.it/6045SZusl #visualstudio #githubcopilot #agent

10 PRINT "101 BASIC GAMES - PURE NOSTALGIA!" 20 PRINT GOTO 10 A treasure trove of type-in classics now lives at https://lnkd.in/gSFUbTT6 And GitHub Copilot can even help you decode the classics—even if BASIC isn’t your first language.

👉 Find out how to choose (and test) the best AI model for your GitHub Copilot workflow. https://lnkd.in/gqeW8AHk

Ready to learn GitHub insights with Rubber Duck Thursdays? 🦆 Join ☁️ Chris Reddington and more for real-time coding and get tips on the latest GitHub features—like our recent deep dive on GitHub's new open source MCP Server. 🗓️ Thursday, May 15 ⏰ 10 a.m. BST | 2 p.m. ET 🔗 gh.io/rubberduckthursdays

GitHub Copilot Edits for JetBrains IDEs is generally available. ✅ You can now refactor, optimize, and iterate on your code faster—across one or multiple files—all from within Copilot Chat. Learn more about what this means for your workflow. ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/g43zcZUV

What do toddlers, the Backstreet Boys, and junior developers all have in common? They all want you to tell them why. In the age of AI, it’s more important than ever not to leave your brain behind. Check out these resources to help you get smarter about using AI as a tool, not a crutch. 👇

One thing you're loving about GitHub Copilot agent mode, one thing we could do to make it better?