Insider newsletter digest: Cook up a controller with GitHub Copilot

September 2023’s Insider newsletter highlights the benefits of building a controller function in Node.js, especially within the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern, likening it to a master chef orchestrating the communication between user input and application logic. The article emphasizes the role of GitHub Copilot, an AI-pair programming tool, in streamlining the creation of these controller functions by offering code suggestions that can be easily implemented and optimized. It shares a practical example by developer advocate @LadyKerr, who utilized GitHub Copilot to develop a GPT-3 application that identifies the nutritional content of recipes. Readers are encouraged to try crafting their own controller functions with GitHub Copilot, with further resources available through a video tutorial and source code.