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Build the AdventureWorks DW ETL Worker Service with .NET 10 + GitHub Copilot
Replace legacy SSIS with a .NET 10 Worker Service — BackgroundService + change-tracking + DQ rules + Copilot Agent-mode loop.
Testing + Debugging + Profiling with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio 2026
Copilot testing + @debugger + profile-with-copilot-agent — the three Visual Studio 2026 features that make real debugging work.
Build the Halcyon Analytics Dashboard with Blazor Server + Copilot
Build a cross-filter Blazor Server analytics dashboard against a star-schema warehouse with Copilot as collaborator.
Build the AdventureWorks Sales Portal with Blazor Server
Build a full Blazor Server sales portal on AdventureWorks with Copilot in VS 2026 — InteractiveServer render mode, QuickGrid, Identity local auth, MudBlazor charts, bUnit + Playwright tests, PR with Copilot review.
EF Core + Data Access with Copilot
EF Core 10 + Copilot on an enterprise schema you don't own — scaffolding, LINQ performance, migrations, and the repo-vs-DbContext decision Halcyon's team has to make.
ASP.NET Core APIs with Copilot
Build enterprise ASP.NET Core APIs with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio 2026 — versioned endpoints, validation, OpenAPI, observability, and rate limiting on an AdventureWorks dataset.
Using Visual Studio 2026 with GitHub
Master the Visual Studio 2026 and GitHub developer inner loop — clone, branch, commit, review, merge, and automate CI/CD, all from the IDE, on a real .NET 10 project.
VS 2026 + Copilot: The Enterprise .NET Developer Workflow
Become proficient with Visual Studio 2026 and GitHub Copilot as your enterprise .NET development pair. Learn the four Copilot Chat modes, ground Copilot in your team's codebase with Spaces and custom instructions, request AI-powered code reviews in your PR workflow, and configure bring-your-own-key against an Azure AI Foundry deployment to meet your organization's governance requirements.
AZ-DEV-170: Authentication and Identity on Azure
Master modern identity on Azure for .NET developers. Cover Entra ID app registrations, OpenID Connect + MSAL user sign-in, calling downstream APIs with On-Behalf-Of, Managed Identity + DefaultAzureCredential for service-to-service auth, workload identity federation for GitHub Actions and Kubernetes, custom API protection with scopes and roles, Entra External ID for consumer apps, and a zero-secret capstone.
AZ-DEV-130: Azure SQL Database for .NET Developers
Comprehensive Azure SQL Database for .NET developers. Cover the full family (single database, elastic pool, Managed Instance, Hyperscale), Entity Framework Core 9 patterns, passwordless authentication with Managed Identity, performance tuning, DR/HA, security features (RLS, Always Encrypted, Auditing), and modern DevOps with SQL Database Projects and DACPACs.
AZ-DEV-100: Building Web Applications with Azure App Service
Take ASP.NET Core apps from a first-deploy to production on Azure App Service. Learn deployment slots, autoscale, VNet integration, managed identity, TLS, and Application Insights, then ship a multi-tier web app end-to-end.
GH-200 GitHub Actions
Prep for the January 2026 revision of the GH-200 GitHub Actions exam - workflows, reusable templates, custom actions, enterprise runners, secrets REST API, OIDC federation, SHA-pinning, artifact attestations, and SLSA provenance.
