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I think the main issue is that many people may not use it that way. When copying from stack overflow, there is some minimum understanding required to adapt the
by skohan 5y ago
I think the main issue is that many people may not use it that way. When copying from stack overflow, there is some minimum understanding required to adapt the code snippet to match your use of types, variable names etc. With Copilot, there's a high chance you will be able to just accept the autocomplete, and then compile your code.
A tool like this has the potential to help good programmers work more quickly, but it carries the risk of acting as a crutch. A lot of people might never put in the work to become good programmers because they learn how to be just good enough at using Copilot to fake it.
In a world where there are lots and lots of people trying to gain entry in the software industry, there's a major risk of this leading to a lot of incorrect, and even dangerous code making it into production because nobody really had a look at it.