Get AI ready: Empowering developers in the era of AI

The rise of AI is reshaping software development—providing opportunities for AI-assisted development and building AI applications while also bringing significant challenges. For developers, adapting to this AI-driven landscape requires proactive skill building. At Microsoft Learn, we support you with focused training resources, empowering you to thrive in this fast-evolving environment and helping you to address new hurdles, including:

  • Staying current with technology. The pace of advancements in AI can be overwhelming, and many developers need specialized skills for integrating AI. Filling these gaps requires access to the right training and tools that make learning effective and efficient.
  • Complex integration. Bringing AI into existing workflows can add complexity to development processes. Without clear guidance, it can be difficult to effectively incorporate AI without disrupting current systems.
  • Security and ethical concerns. Building secure, compliant, and ethically responsible AI solutions involves careful planning and execution. Developers must navigate the nuances of ethical AI use, while meeting security and compliance guidelines.

At Microsoft Learn, we’re all about helping you build skills to tackle technical challenges. Our approach is designed to equip you with practical tools and resources, so you can develop the skills that matter most to you. Whether it’s boosting your productivity, tightening up security, or unleashing your creativity with AI, we’re here to support you every step of the way.

Elevate your AI development skills

At the recent GitHub Universe’24, we learned how integrating tools from the Microsoft and GitHub ecosystems, including Azure AI services and GitHub Copilot, can streamline building, testing, and deployment of AI applications—all within one environment.

With that inspiration, we’ve put together a wealth of resources to help you build, practice, and validate your expertise. We know that your time is valuable, so we’ve streamlined the path to learning AI technologies. Our curated set of Official Plans on Microsoft Learn is tailored to fit your schedule and learning style, offering self-paced modules and interactive training.

Dive into the recommended Plans that cover topics like developing with AI, building AI applications, implementing platform engineering, and incorporating security best practices. Let’s embark on this learning adventure together and unlock your full potential!

Work smarter—not harder—with GitHub Copilot

Discover how to put Copilot to work and use AI to handle repetitive coding tasks:

  • Accelerate app development by using GitHub Copilot. Use autocompletion and chat features in Copilot to more efficiently author new code features. Plus, get the details on refactoring, debugging, and testing code with GitHub Copilot.
  • Explore AI-enhanced productivity with Visual Studio. Learn how to use Visual Studio in conjunction with GitHub Copilot to streamline your workflow, from navigating your codebase to debugging efficiently.

Start the Accelerate app development by using GitHub Copilot Plan.

Build, test, and deploy AI apps

Work with Azure AI Studio, Azure AI services, and GitHub Copilot to build, test, and deploy powerful AI-driven applications:

  • Explore generative AI model selection, evaluation, and multimodal integration with Azure AI Studio. Discover the process of applying the best generative AI models for your needs by using Azure AI Studio. Learn how to benchmark models by using built-in tools, gain the skills to apply multimodal models, and help ensure performance and safety.
  • Build, test, and deploy applications securely with GitHub and Azure. Integrate natural language processing, computer vision, and other cognitive capabilities by using Azure AI services, supported by GitHub integration. Find practical scenarios for working with prebuilt APIs to easily add AI capabilities.

Start the Build, test, and deploy applications securely with GitHub and Microsoft Azure Plan.

Create secure developer platforms

As a developer, you have the power to implement, configure, and secure your software delivery lifecycle from code to cloud. Work with secure continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), workstations, and policy—without sacrificing speed:

  • Discover secure and responsible deployment. Learn to write more secure code, respond swiftly to vulnerabilities in the software supply chain, and adopt best practices that instill responsibility and trust in AI.
  • Apply AI-driven security practices. Gain interactive experience with tools like secret scanning, dependency scanning, and code scanning, all powered by GitHub Advanced Security. Discover how AI-generated code fixes work and how they explain fixes in natural language, making it easier to understand and act on security recommendations.

Start the Implement platform engineering with GitHub and Azure Plan.

Continue the GitHub Universe momentum

Even if you didn’t attend GitHub Universe, you can still skill up to make the most of GitHub tools and features in your AI app development:

  • Join the GitHub Universe Devpost Hackathon to engage with the developer community, build innovative AI solutions, and enhance your skills while competing for exciting prizes, including cash rewards and Azure credits.
  • Expand your skills in the AI learning hub on Microsoft Learn. Find detailed skill-building Plans and other resources designed to help AI developers build their proficiency with GitHub Copilot, Azure AI services, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and more.

Whether you’re looking to develop with AI, build AI applications, simplify your workflows, or incorporate security best practices, Microsoft Learn has you covered. We’re here to help you tackle challenges, boost your productivity, tighten up security, and unleash your creativity in the exciting world of AI-driven development.

Learn Microsoft AI with our blog series: ‘Get AI ready’

Check out other articles from our AI-focused series of blog posts exploring perspectives and opportunities to acquire critical AI skills.

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/get-ai-ready-empowering-developers-in-the-era-of-ai/ba-p/4265392
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/get-ai-ready-empowering-developers-in-the-era-of-ai/ba-p/4265392
2024-11-04 17:00:00Z

Filed Under: MSLearn