Using GitHub Copilot in R Shiny Development
summary
Demonstrates that GitHub Copilot can convert HTML to Shiny UI and scaffold front-end HTML/JS, generate function documentation, and produce unit, server and browser tests using shinytest2 browser test workflows; workflow is explicitly prompt/context/iteration with three prompt types (command, question, lead‑in) and project indexing in RStudio. Shows Copilot works for accelerating UI and tests but can stop on personal data like mailto links, and recommends docs-first iteration, prompt dictionaries, and chatr as an R alternative.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction to copilot
- 2:49Copilot basics
- 3:49Prompting strategies
- 6:36Managing context
- 10:12Safety and bias awareness
- 11:53Workflow iteration
- 17:04Summary and Q&A
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