Ashley Childress articles - 22 total
Three AIs and a Funeral: My Take on GPT-5 ⚰️
My real-world GPT-5 experience, tested daily in GitHub Copilot + ChatGPT.
Weekend Hack: Making My Blog AI-Searchable (No Flames Required) 🔥🚫
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.
Everything I Know About GitHub Copilot Instructions — From Zero to Onboarded (For Real) ⚡
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.
Herding Cats in Pajamas: Teamwork Across Time Zones 🐈⬛🕰️🛋️
Distributed teamwork isn’t easy — especially when everyone’s remote. Here’s how I wrangle projects and people without losing my mind (or coffee)
GitHub Copilot - Reusable Prompts Part 3: More Experiments, More Mayhem 🌀
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.
Guess what?! I passed the Pearson VUE GitHub Copilot Certification Exam 🏆✨
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.
GitHub Copilot: Reusable Prompts, Part 2 — Walkthrough & Real Examples
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.
Reposting in case you missed it. Blaming AI is easy — but the real issue? It’s always been about people. 🧠✨
Fact-Checking the Fear Behind “The Dark Side of AI”: The Real...
So... This Was Just a Test - You Made It a Thing 🫶
If you've been following me (or just started), THANK YOU — seriously! To be honest, I really didn't...
GitHub Copilot: Everything You Wanted to Know About Reusable (and Experimental) Prompts - Part 1
An introduction to reusable prompts in GitHub Copilot — what they are, how they work, and why they’re worth adding to your dev workflow.
Fact-Checking the Fear Behind “The Dark Side of AI”: The Real Story
This post is a direct response to four nearly identical articles by @abhi_jith_f00c2ff58ac2a7e, all...
Is GitHub Copilot Safe? The Fun (and Hard) Truth About Responsible AI 🚦
It hit me the other day - I haven’t been great about adding RAI disclaimers (especially around here)....
How I Blog with Bots (But You Can Still Blame Me) 😅
The cover image is a result of me getting very impatient with ChatGPT after the third nearly perfect...
Name Swap Alert: OCD Strikes Again (But It’s Just the Username)
I changed my username back to anchildress1 (just dropped the extra “1” from anchildress11). For...
GitHub Copilot Agent Mode: The Mistake You NEVER Want to Make
Copilot Agent Mode tried to help. Instead, it deleted my secrets. Took me 3 days to find them. Hilarious now. Wasn’t then.
⚙️ Build It Better: Real-World AI Coding with GitHub Copilot
Originally shared as an internal how-to document. GitHub Copilot as a true pair...
Calling All NodeJS Wizards: What Would You Add to the Ultimate Boilerplate?
🚀 TL;DR I'm kicking off a new NodeJS starter template and crowdsourcing the best tips,...
📋 All I’ve Learned About GitHub Copilot Instructions (So Far)
📢 Just a Heads Up I’ve started sharing these at work as well, so what you’re seeing here...
Troubleshooting Production with GitHub Copilot: The Guide for Real Humans (and Bots with Good Taste)
Welcome to Copilot Troubleshooting, Real-World Edition ⚠️ This guide assumes you have...
What I've Learned About GitHub Copilot Agent Mode
This is Agent Mode, not autopilot. I tested the edges — from rogue workarounds to “wait, that worked?” moments. Welcome to the weird side.
📈 Letting AI Drive: From Hell Loops to Happy Commits
What does 600,000+ lines of AI-generated code look like in the wild? 🛠️ What I...
🧠 Letting AI Drive: A Month of Building with GitHub Copilot
“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” — Hunter S. Thompson What happens when...