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If you expect AI to generate a complete project bug free from one line comment, yes it will need some time before that happens. Github co-pilot has been a game
by jcq3 4y ago
If you expect AI to generate a complete project bug free from one line comment, yes it will need some time before that happens. Github co-pilot has been a game changer for me just because it allows me to code 20%-30% faster. As SWE our only way to scale is by improving our productivity and spend less time writing casual snippets of code.
- usgroup 4y agoWell we have many ways to do it by abstraction — libraries, recipes, patterns, and so on. I think that this sort of thing will handicap a dev in the same way that learning to write with a spell checker can (does!) handicap writers.
- louthy 4y agoCoding speed is absolutely not the problem that needs solving. What is needed is how to do more with less code. Long term maintenance of massive code-bases is the hard bit that eats away at productivity.
- 6gvONxR4sf7o 4y agoWriting unit tests faster absolutely encourages me to write more thorough tests. It’s less about speed to me and more about painlessness. It’s good at the most boring snippets, which I’m happiest to offload. Treat it as a mildly better autocomplete, and you’ll be happy with it.
- jossclimb 4y agoThis is how I use it. I ignore anything specific to the logic of what I am writing, but it's great for filling out shit like structs and gets those right. I start typing `type ResponseHandler....` and it immediately knows what I want