Ashley Childress

You’ve built your first GitHub Copilot chat mode—now it’s time to tame it. Here’s how to set up, test, and share custom modes like a professional who occasionally yells at their AI.

Ashley Childress

The third way to shape how GitHub Copilot responds: chat modes. Not in GitHub’s docs, but they’re real, they’re in the awesome-copilot repo, and they work. Here’s how to write your own with personality.

Ashley Childress

A field guide to the safest, most reliable GitHub Coding Agent prompts—feature docs, test specs, bug fixes, and more—all proven to ship without breaking anything.

Ashley Childress

Previewing Verdent AI through Codeck turned into a full-tilt stress test: VS Code extension, multi-agent Deck, and plenty of chaos. Here’s what broke, what worked, and which parts outshined everything else—completely biased by my own strong opinions and nothing else.

Ashley Childress

Flip the right GitHub previews, understand Copilot’s PR shape, batch your review prompts, and keep control of the code—practical notes with just a dash of wizardry.

Ashley Childress

Everything you need to know about setting up GitHub's Coding Agent for best results—setup, advanced tricks, and gotchas from real stories and wins. Chaos, fun, and no filter.

Ashley Childress

A story-driven look at AI content, bans, why process matters, and why a little honesty beats a blanket rule every time.

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The hackathon I said I’d never do again turned exhaustion into code.

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Underfoot: The ChatPot for Hidden Places (and Why I Don’t Do...

Ashley Childress

My updated submission for the first hackathon I've done in more than 10 years, here's how it really happened.

Ashley Childress

An all-in, real-world guide to GitHub’s Coding Agent—what it really does, what can go sideways, and why “all in” was the only way I could learn. This is just the start of a whole series, because honestly, this rabbit hole goes deep.

Ashley Childress

Medium’s AI policy feels like gatekeeping: spellcheck is fine, but real AI use is banned. Here’s why that doesn’t fly.

Ashley Childress

My real-world GPT-5 experience, tested daily in GitHub Copilot + ChatGPT.

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My blog was invisible to AI search. Three hours later (and a solid round of OCD), I built a lazy Dev.to → GitHub Pages mirror. No flames required.

Ashley Childress

Everything you need to know about Copilot custom instructions — why they work, how to write them, and how to go from zero to useful fast.

Ashley Childress

Distributed teamwork isn’t easy — especially when everyone’s remote. Here’s how I wrangle projects and people without losing my mind (or coffee)

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Part 3 of the Reusable Prompts series covers troubleshooting when GitHub Copilot prompts don’t work as expected — with personal examples, optimization tips, structured syntax, and how to split, share, and reference prompts later.

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New as of July 2025: GitHub Copilot certification now runs on Pearson VUE. How I registered, what to expect on exam day, rules, gotchas, and a few funny moments.

Ashley Childress

Part 2 of the Reusable Prompts series introduces PRIOR, my prompt strategy for GitHub Copilot — why it works, real examples, and how to use it in your own projects.

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Fact-Checking the Fear Behind “The Dark Side of AI”: The Real...

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If you've been following me (or just started), THANK YOU — seriously! To be honest, I really didn't...

Ashley Childress

An introduction to reusable prompts in GitHub Copilot — what they are, how they work, and why they’re worth adding to your dev workflow.

Ashley Childress

This post is a direct response to four nearly identical articles by @abhi_jith_f00c2ff58ac2a7e, all...

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It hit me the other day - I haven’t been great about adding RAI disclaimers (especially around here)....

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The cover image is a result of me getting very impatient with ChatGPT after the third nearly perfect...

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I changed my username back to anchildress1 (just dropped the extra “1” from anchildress11). For...

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Copilot Agent Mode tried to help. Instead, it deleted my secrets. Took me 3 days to find them. Hilarious now. Wasn’t then.

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Originally shared as an internal how-to document. GitHub Copilot as a true pair...

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🚀 TL;DR I'm kicking off a new NodeJS starter template and crowdsourcing the best tips,...

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📢 Just a Heads Up I’ve started sharing these at work as well, so what you’re seeing here...