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Re:Risk Assessment of GitHub Copilot by gspr on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @06:50AM (#27819512)
OK, that's fair enough, you're not interested in the engineering side of things – but then expect blowback if you decide to comment on exactly that.
Re:Risk Assessment of GitHub Copilot by TameAntelope on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @08:17PM (#27827850)
I am interested in the engineering side of things, for sure, but only insofar as their actual outcomes and justification as part of a value-add to a business.

GitHub Copilot, if it can create "mostly working" code, is a huge value-add to an early business trying to find product/market fit because it cuts down on the time it takes to prototype and generate early versions.

Not every piece of software has to work perfectly every time, and I don't think that's the standard to which we should hold any automated coding tool.