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Not really no
by antihero 4y ago
Not really no
- richbell 4y agoWhy not? From what I've seen GTP3 works exceptionally well until it doesn't, which can be easily missed.
- chrisseaton 4y agoBut I read the code, and I run tests.
- blibble 4y agodoes the bot write most of the tests too?
- chrisseaton 4y agoDo you use it to write anything you want - even works on READMEs and comments! But like any good test - test it in a different way to how to implement it.
- simonw 4y agoMy rule using copilot is to use it as a fancy typing assistant which will frequently make mistakes - so you need to read everything it writes for you, and have solid test coverage too in order to avoid accidentally accepting a dumb mistake.
- Gigachad 4y agoThis made it useless for me because writing code is easier and faster than reviewing someone else’s code. And less error prone.
- throwaway1851 4y agoAnd much more enjoyable. I haven’t tried Copilot yet, but the process of letting it generate something and then checking it for accuracy sounds mind-numbing and stressful. Kind of like supervising a car that’s on assisted cruise: I don’t enjoy that either.
- antihero 4y agoI've simply never had an issue with this sort of thing in months of using co-pilot to be my fancy autocomplete. And if there was an issue I'd notice quickly enough, because I am still the primary pilot. It is also great as a starting point for error messages, comments, etc. I think the key is to still give a shit about the code you're writing.