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Re:I worry our Copilot is leaving some passengers behind by ljm on Saturday February 17, 2024 @05:10PM (#39414015)
I see it fairly often when doing code review, because sometimes a line of code or a function stands out that just doesn’t seem in line with the rest of the PR. So I add a comment like “what is this doing exactly?” because it’s usually something that’s difficult to understand, and the answer is usually “It’s what GPT/Copilot suggested shrug”. It’s not really something I approve of because it’s actively defying codebase standards that are intended to help the team. At least make the effort to clean it up so it meets basic expectations.

I imagine it’s quite easy to ask the same question during a code test because you shouldn’t have to stop and think about code you consciously wrote, and you wouldn’t have to wait for GPT to feed you an answer.

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