Lab 3 · Visual Studio 2026
90 minutes · Windows required · Visual Studio 2026 + .NET 10
Work through a partially completed TinyShop application with a .NET backend and Blazor frontend. You will use Copilot for code completion, inline chat, agentic implementation, vision, debugging, MCP, planning, reusable prompts, and cloud delegation.
Starter
Section titled “Starter”git clone https://github.com/jamesmontemagno/workshop-tinyshop.gitstart workshop-tinyshop\src\TinyShop.slnOpen src/TinyShop.sln in Visual Studio 2026. The starter is on main; use git switch completed to inspect the finished solution.
Lessons
Section titled “Lessons”- Workshop setup
- Explore the codebase
- Code completion with ghost text
- Enhance the UI with inline chat
- Reference code files in chat
- Use custom instructions
- Implement features with Copilot Agent
- Use Copilot Vision
- Debug with Copilot
- Create commit summaries
- Connect MCP servers
- Plan with Agent mode
- Create reusable prompt files
- Delegate to the cloud
Source: dotnet-presentations/visual-studio-github-copilot-lab