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Ask HN: How often do you use GitHub Copilot at work? If not, why not?
- andrewfromx 3y agoI copy past code blocks into chatgpt web interface but I remove any company specific stuff first. Like I'll even change variable names to "foo" vs. using the very MyCompanyNameVar in the example code.
- palata 3y agoAnd that's faster than just typing the code yourself in the first place?
- andrewfromx 3y agoonly if I'm stuck on something that I know gpt can handle. I use it like a Sous-chef.
- palata 3y agoI don't use it, I refuse to. To me, the most important thing is to write code I understand in a way that will be understood by other humans. Copilot is here to make me produce code faster, that's a different goal. I do spend a lot of time reading about the functions I call (to make sure I understand what they are meant to do and how to use them) and then, once my code works, to make it more readable. I believe it is a skill that requires practice. Copilot removes that, and therefore prevents me from getting better at what I believe is important.
- flanfly 3y agoIt's an integral part of my workflow now. I love it. My common use cases are - generating doc comments that are 99% correct - completing boilerplate like error handling (f- you golang) - write a "quick start" skeleton for unknown libraries and frameworks