GitHub Copilot is generally available

Re:GitHub Copilot is generally available by alexeldeib on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @07:25AM (#31834561)

I find it’s less about actually forgetting and more about all the mundane details I usually bounce around a codebase to find. What’s the third argument to that function again? Oh, copilot autocompleted it correctly.

It’s not always right but it’s right enough it’s a big timesaver.

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Re:GitHub Copilot is generally available by rmbyrro on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @01:03PM (#31838691)

> Oh, copilot autocompleted it correctly.

That assumes I once had the knowledge of what is "correct".

I just don't quite remember it right now. Then I rely on Autopilot to complete it.

Sometimes I may not feel sure enough to judge whether Copilot is right. I'll need to dig the documentation anyways.

Other times I'll feel sure. But in how many of those I'll be wrong? And what will be the consequences?

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Re:GitHub Copilot is generally available by alexeldeib on Thursday June 23, 2022 @12:38AM (#31845210)

I agree in concept, in practice I find the relative frequency of "I can't quite remember that thing" is way higher than learning new things I don't know if copilot is right about.

> what will be the consequences?

for me, usually a failed build or unit test :P low stakes stuff

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