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Re:I tested Copilot in an existing open-source codebase with... by yourapostasy on Sunday August 15, 2021 @09:17PM (#28194037)
Was Copilot's value proposition that it gets better over time as more developers use it over a longer period?
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Re:I tested Copilot in an existing open-source codebase with... by hdjjhhvvhga on Monday August 16, 2021 @06:42AM (#28196673)
But the value for who? Last time I checked the consensus was that using it in any project that is not for private use can get you in legal trouble. So for me it's completely useless, even if technically it could be improved with time (which may or may not happen).
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Re:I tested Copilot in an existing open-source codebase with... by yourapostasy on Monday August 16, 2021 @06:35PM (#28203814)
> But the value for who?

Presumably value "unlocked" for GitHub investors, by leveraging the ML model that drives some product based upon Copilot like a next-gen IDE. I agree it's not a good risk to assume for the users of Copilot.

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