Professor John David N. Dionisio has enhanced the learning process in his programming classes by integrating GitHub and Jenkins CI, which provide streamlined feedback mechanisms and familiarize students with industry-standard tools from the outset. By using GitHub's interface, he has shifted from providing handwritten feedback on printed assignments to giving detailed, context-sensitive feedback through comment threads and pull requests, which allows for a more interactive and conversational learning experience. This approach not only introduces students to version control early on but also reduces the focus on syntax errors, enabling Dionisio to concentrate on providing qualitative feedback on code design and structure. The use of GitHub Classroom further simplifies the management of assignments, offering a complete package of instructions, documentation, and CI configuration, thus allowing students to engage more deeply with the material and improve their communication skills around coding practices.