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Isn't VSCode with Copilot (or even with Intellisense) a "syntax-directed" editor in modern terms? Those tools are helpful precisely because they understand the
by dtagames 4y ago
Isn't VSCode with Copilot (or even with Intellisense) a "syntax-directed" editor in modern terms? Those tools are helpful precisely because they understand the AST of the underlying language. They can often suggest correct code that should come next. And they're wildly popular.
Am I missing something?
- amichail 4y agoSyntax directed editors often limited what you type to valid syntax and automatically provided appropriate indentation. There is less freedom while editing as a result.