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I don't quite understand why so many people think that GitHub Copilot will somehow cause the downfall of development. As if we don't already have developers cop
by joshstrange 5y ago
I don't quite understand why so many people think that GitHub Copilot will somehow cause the downfall of development. As if we don't already have developers copy/pasting code from SO without checking it at all. Whenever I find code snippets on SO I normally comment a link back to where I found it (for better explanation and in case the answer is updated or more discussion happens after I get it) and then I adapt the code to meet our style and quality standards. Using GH Copilot will be no different for me. I appreciate having a baseline of code that I can tweak and bring into "compliance" without having to type it all from scratch or first go search SO. Licensing questions are legitimate but for me this product seems like it will speed up my development and/or introduce me to new patterns I wouldn't have considered before.
- andreineculau 5y agoWhy? Because it glorifies the pattern of copy/pasting. Your argument goes like: some biking commuters already bike too fast in crowded places, so what harm will it do to incentivise them to put an engine on their bikes so they can go even faster, even on hills?