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Is anyone actually using co-pilot? They claim “millions of users” but I seriously doubt millions of programmers opted into paying $10 per month for it. A lot of

Is anyone actually using co-pilot? They claim “millions of users” but I seriously doubt millions of programmers opted into paying $10 per month for it. A lot of these stats seem highly suspect.

axg11 4y ago
I use it, am paying for it, and wouldn't want to code without it.
kmlx 4y ago
i used it for react js, golang and java. it was very much hit and miss. i was not expecting github to start charging for such a mediocre product. obviously i decided we don’t need it. but i expect we’ll get something open source and better relatively soon considering the pace of innovation in this field.
cfeduke 4y ago
I am using it for Elixir and Python. It surprises me at times, and sometimes it just misses. Most of the time I end up with a template that is just a little bit off which is fine.
gabythenerd 4y ago
It's free for students, I use it for both my day job and my night classes. It has been pretty great with Python, Java and JS.
cdiamand 4y ago
Yep, it's been a game changer and I happily spent the money. As someone who has strong programming intention, but is not always able to easily remember syntax, or visualize a solution, it's been a force multiplier.
drusepth 4y ago
I use it and pay for it, and most of the coders I work with do also. It's been pretty invaluable for vector math and reasoning in Unity.
preommr 4y ago
I am using it and paying for it. It often helps with either typing something out or having to search for something online. As an example, it really helps with switching in between languages where I sometimes forget the exact method name or syntax. Co-pilot helps generate code that I can easily verify but would be annoying to write.
- donio 4y ago
  For me having to fix weirdly incorrect code is much more annoying than writing new code. Similar to the issue that I have with driver-assist tools: supervising a system that does ok much of the time but then does something batshit insane every once in a while is a lot more stressful than just doing it myself. I much prefer predictable tools like code templates where I know exactly what I will get when I trigger it. Unpredictability is the fundamental problem with these tools.

Is anyone actually using co-pilot? They claim “millions of users” but I seriously doubt millions of programmers opted into paying $10 per month for it. A lot of these stats seem highly suspect.

axg11 4y ago

I use it, am paying for it, and wouldn't want to code without it.

kmlx 4y ago

i used it for react js, golang and java. it was very much hit and miss. i was not expecting github to start charging for such a mediocre product. obviously i decided we don’t need it. but i expect we’ll get something open source and better relatively soon considering the pace of innovation in this field.

cfeduke 4y ago

I am using it for Elixir and Python. It surprises me at times, and sometimes it just misses. Most of the time I end up with a template that is just a little bit off which is fine.

gabythenerd 4y ago

It's free for students, I use it for both my day job and my night classes. It has been pretty great with Python, Java and JS.

cdiamand 4y ago

Yep, it's been a game changer and I happily spent the money. As someone who has strong programming intention, but is not always able to easily remember syntax, or visualize a solution, it's been a force multiplier.

drusepth 4y ago

I use it and pay for it, and most of the coders I work with do also. It's been pretty invaluable for vector math and reasoning in Unity.

preommr 4y ago

I am using it and paying for it. It often helps with either typing something out or having to search for something online. As an example, it really helps with switching in between languages where I sometimes forget the exact method name or syntax. Co-pilot helps generate code that I can easily verify but would be annoying to write.

donio 4y ago
For me having to fix weirdly incorrect code is much more annoying than writing new code. Similar to the issue that I have with driver-assist tools: supervising a system that does ok much of the time but then does something batshit insane every once in a while is a lot more stressful than just doing it myself. I much prefer predictable tools like code templates where I know exactly what I will get when I trigger it. Unpredictability is the fundamental problem with these tools.