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Re:GitHub Copilot Generated Insecure Code in 40% of Circumst... by lhorie on Friday September 03, 2021 @10:36AM (#28404762)
From my experience with tutoring, I would say that it won't help. The best way to learn is to mechanically do the work. Having things fed to you yield poorer results, IME.

Another parallel: language learning. You learn more by speaking and writing than merely reading and listening, because the former actually requires you to actively associate grammar rules to your physical actions, whereas consumption has a lower bar of effort since you can infer things from context, gloss over things, etc.

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