Ayan
Gupta.

Developer Advocate at GitHub

I’m teaching the next generation of developers to build with AI, as one of them.

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Hands-on modules I wrote or updated.

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Talks &
series.

The full recording archive, from live sessions to step-by-step courses.

12 streams & talks, 19 series episodes, 6 channels

Live & on stage Newest first

  1. Runtime: 28 min

    · Microsoft LearnCo-host

    Defend the Tenant Challenge: Pre-Game Show on YouTube (new tab)

    with Rick Claus

  2. Runtime: 1 h 3 min

    · Microsoft ReactorPresenter

    Modernizing Java Applications using GitHub Copilot Modernization Agent on YouTube (new tab)

    Live session and demo

  3. Runtime: 1 h 2 min

    · GitHubCo-host

    Rubber Duck Thursdays on YouTube (new tab)

    with Christopher Harrison

  4. Runtime: 1 h 43 min

    · GitHubCo-presenter

    Let’s Learn GitHub Copilot App on YouTube (new tab)

    with Christopher Harrison

  5. Runtime: 1 h 22 min

    · Microsoft DeveloperBuild session

    Modernize Java apps with AI (OD871) on YouTube (new tab)

    Build 2026, with Sandra Ahlgrimm and Yoshio Terada

  6. Runtime: 50 min

    · GitHubBuild-along

    Build with the Copilot CLI: Mona Mayhem on YouTube (new tab)

    Copilot Dev Days, with Matt Soucoup

  7. Runtime: 38 min

    · Microsoft for Java DevelopersKeynote

    JDConf 2026 Keynote: Building the Agentic Future Together on YouTube (new tab)

    with Rod Johnson and Bruno Borges

  8. Runtime: 4 h 6 min

    · Microsoft ReactorStream host

    Microsoft JDConf 2026 (APAC) on YouTube (new tab)

    with Brian Benz

  9. Runtime: 1 h 2 min

    · Microsoft ReactorPresenter

    Modernize your Java apps in days with AI agents on YouTube (new tab)

    Agentic DevOps Live

  10. Runtime: 1 h 20 min

    · GitHubGuest

    AI & Copilot: Modernizing Applications for the Cloud on YouTube (new tab)

    Hosted by Andrea Griffiths

  11. Runtime: 54 min

    · Visual Studio CodeGuest

    VS Code Live: Quickly Modernize and Deploy your Java Application with AI on YouTube (new tab)

    with Reynald Adolphe

  12. Runtime: 8 min

    · Microsoft DeveloperDemo

    Modernize Java apps in days with GitHub Copilot on YouTube (new tab)

    Short product demo

Video series 19 episodes

Java and AI for Beginners

Microsoft Developer · Fall 2025 · I host all 14 episodes

Watch the full series 2 h 22 min on YouTube (new tab)Playlist : Java and AI for Beginners (new tab)

  1. Episode 01Intro to Java and AI for Beginners, 2:56 (new tab)
  2. Episode 02GenAI for Java Developers 1: Getting started, 5:10 (new tab)
  3. Episode 03GenAI for Java Developers 2: Techniques, 8:56 (new tab)
  4. Episode 04GenAI for Java Developers 3: Apps, 11:51 (new tab)
  5. Episode 05GenAI for Java Developers 4: Responsible AI, 9:09 (new tab)
  6. Episode 06MCP and Java Apps: Building a Serverwith Bruno Borges and Sandra Ahlgrimm, 11:29 (new tab)
  7. Episode 07MCP and Java Apps: Building a Client, 10:30 (new tab)
  8. Episode 08Context Engineering for the Java Ecosystemwith Bruno Borges, 12:14 (new tab)
  9. Episode 09Modernize Java Apps with AI: Upgrade & Migrate, 10:22 (new tab)
  10. Episode 10Modernize Java Apps with AI: Deploy to Azure, 5:59 (new tab)
  11. Episode 11Build Intelligent AI Apps: Introductionwith Julien Dubois, 10:53 (new tab)
  12. Episode 12Build Intelligent AI Apps: Build an Agentwith Julien Dubois, 17:22 (new tab)
  13. Episode 13Running GenAI in Containers: GPUwith Brian Benz, 13:52 (new tab)
  14. Episode 14Running GenAI in Containers: Dynamic Sessionswith Brian Benz, 12:01 (new tab)

Java Application Modernization

Microsoft Developer · May 2026 · I present 5 of the 9 episodes

Watch the full course 1 h 22 min on YouTube (new tab)Playlist : Java Application Modernization (new tab)

  1. Episode 01Series Introduction, 7:46 (new tab)
  2. Episode 02Assess Java Applications for Cloud Migration and Modernization, 9:09 (new tab)
  3. Episode 07Containerize and Deploy Java Applications, 11:12 (new tab)
  4. Episode 08Modernization at Scale with the CLI and CI/CD Pipelines, 9:54 (new tab)
  5. Episode 09Putting It All Together: End-to-End Java Modernization on Azure, 2:58 (new tab)

Public recordings since September 2025. Last checked November 4, 2026.

How I
use AI
tools.

Know what done looks like.
I decide what I want back before I prompt. Then I point the agent at the files that matter instead of the whole repo.
Write the plan down.
Plans and decisions go in a file or a canvas, so I’m not paying to explain them again in every chat.
Start small.
I try one small task, read what comes back, and only then go bigger. I watch token use, but the result has to be good first.

About
me.

I started teaching in high school. Today I help developers use AI and volunteer my time helping families with college admissions.

More about me on LinkedIn (new tab) My GitHub (new tab)

My experience with AI

I was studying computer science at the University of Washington when Copilot and ChatGPT arrived. I beta-tested Copilot’s inline completions and started using ChatGPT when it launched.

I’ve watched AI move from suggesting the next line to taking on whole tasks. Learning alongside that shift shaped how I build—and how I help other developers figure out what’s useful.

Teaching & college counseling

Outside work, I volunteer my time teaching and helping families navigate college admissions. I’m also building Admission Yogi (new tab) to make that guidance easier to access.

My essay on college pressure — GeekWire, 2022 (new tab)
FAVORITE PARTWhen it clicks for someone.

Recognition & press

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talk.

If you build tools for developers, or help people learn them, I’d like to hear from you.

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