Developing with Spark for Microsoft Fabric with Copilot by Ginger & Warwick

Hi Everyone.

We are SUPER excited for our September user group session with Heidi's fellow Data Platform MVP's Ginger Grant and Warwick Rudd

Please join us this Tuesday 2nd September at 12:30pm ACST

Description
Developing solutions in Microsoft Fabric can include Apache Spark and in this environment that includes Copilot generated code to document, comment, debug and create error handling. We will show you how to incorporate Copilot to perform these task either within Fabric or in a tool you may be more comfortable using, VS Code.

We will also talk about the unique methods that Fabric includes for improving developer productivity by utilizing drag and drop methods for creating common code patterns. We will also demonstrate how to use Data Wrangler to analyze and clean your code and add the spark dataframe modifications to your code.

We will review how to use this code in a data pipeline and monitor results. If you want to improve your Spark productivity in Fabric, you won’t want to miss this session.

Speakers

### Ginger Grant

Principal and Founder of Desert Isle Group
Microsoft MVP (verified)

Ginger Grant shines as a Data Platform MVP, offering top-notch consulting in the realms of advanced analytics, machine learning, data warehousing, and the intricacies of Microsoft Fabric. Not just a consultant, Ginger is a prolific writer, sharing her insights through articles as a regular columnist for Pure AI, books, and on her blog, DesertIsleSQL.com. Her mastery doesn’t stop there; as a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), she imparts wisdom in various data platform areas, including Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics, Python, and Azure Machine Learning. Ginger’s blend of expertise and educational contributions makes her a beacon in the data community.
[ginger.grant@desertislesql.com](mailto:ginger.grant@desertislesql.com)
@DesertIsleSQL
linkedin.com/in/ginger-grant/
desertislesql.com (blog)
desertislesql.com (company)

### Warwick Rudd

SQL Masters Consulting, Principal Consultant, MVP, MCM
Microsoft MVP (verified)

Warwick Rudd is a Data Platform MVP, Microsoft Certified Master – SQL Server 2008, Founder and Principal Consultant at SQL Master Consulting. With 20+ years of experience beginning with the release of SQL Server 6.5, he has worked in both Australia and England from small start-ups to Multi-National Corporations. He is a frequent speaker at local SQL Server User Groups / Meetups & SQL Saturday events in Australia and New Zealand as well as many international in-person and remote presentations. When not playing with the SQL stack, Warwick likes to get away to the cold and spend time snowboarding.

[warwick@sqlmastersconsulting.com.au](mailto:warwick@sqlmastersconsulting.com.au)
@Warwick_Rudd
linkedin.com/in/warwickrudd/
sqlmastersconsulting.com.au/sql-serve... (blog)
sqlmastersconsulting.com.au (company)

Hope to see you in the session
Ben & Heidi 😊