My GitHub Copilot Journey - Part 2: The Long Conversation

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:10:00 +0200

Most people use AI like a search engine: one question, one answer, done. To me, the real power unlocks when you keep going.

In Part 1 , I described the reflex shift — replacing Google with a direct question. That's stage one. Stage two is what happens when you stop leaving after the first answer. And honestly, I discovered this almost by accident.

The accidental deep dive

It started by accident. I needed to prepare a workshop on a topic I partially understood (I won't pretend I was an expert — I knew just enough to be dangerous). Usually that means: read five articles, outline on paper, restructure three times, fill in the gaps, and hope the narrative holds.

My GitHub Copilot Journey - Part 1: The First Ask

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200

I spent 20 minutes googling an error message. Then I asked an AI, got the answer in 8 seconds, and spent the next 10 minutes wondering why I hadn't done that sooner.

To me, this is a story about trust. Not the blind kind — the calibrated kind. The kind you build one correct answer at a time, and that honestly takes a bit of patience (but it's worth it, I promise 😊).

Learning on Tim Schaeps

My GitHub Copilot Journey - Part 2: The Long Conversation

The accidental deep dive

My GitHub Copilot Journey - Part 1: The First Ask