Copilot

Lesson in the Backend Developer Roadmap · Stage 11: Applications

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is Copilot?

Copilot is an AI-powered coding assistant developed by GitHub and OpenAI. It suggests lines of code and entire functions in real-time as you type, based on the context of your code and comments. It learns from a massive dataset of publicly available code, allowing it to offer relevant and accurate suggestions.

Study this in the interactive course See the whole Backend roadmap

Free resources to learn Copilot

Official docsQuickstart for GitHub Copilot
ArticleWhat is GitHub Copilot?
VideoGetting started with GitHub Copilot | Tutorial

Copilot: common questions

Can I learn Copilot in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Copilot in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this Copilot tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 79 of 155 in the free Backend roadmap, in stage 11, Applications. If you are new to Backend, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.