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Re:Visual Studio IntelliCode by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @08:39AM (#20094352)
That isn’t how code competition is used. It is t about “saving on typing”, rather, it enables exploration and allows a developer to browse on what they can do next. In that case, your error rate is completely meaningless.
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Re:Visual Studio IntelliCode by thomascgalvin on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @10:07AM (#20095156)
Really it's both, and IntelliJ is the best in the world at supporting both modes. What you're "probably" going to type is at the top of its autocomplete list, but you can still browse through an alphabetical list of what you "could" type below that.
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Re:Visual Studio IntelliCode by carlmr on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @09:16AM (#20094659)
Especially it's a really good memory assistant if you switch between languages often.
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