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Discussion on: GitHub Copilot blew my mind on a code-along exercise

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optimisedu

I also like TabNine. I love autopilot for say "function fibonacciRecurively(n)" it will give me a recursive Fibonacci.
Or "const howManyPoke//autofils mon = 151" -- I don't think the second example is good.

These were known things that have been debated and evolved. A better example I am working with web audio API, and have a very orderly way or doing things to make a modular synthesiser. CoPilot can make sine wave oscillators. Great, but I can do that on autopilot myself and copilot doesn't use MY style.

In short copilot is great for coding challenges. As mentioned earlier many people will have deployed your courses code to git. For new functions with don't have a regonised pattern copilot stalls - or if you are extremely specific and lucky you might get what you need, or a commit somebody made years ago which just doesn't work.

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Damian Demasi

I agree with your oppinion. GitHub copilot can be helpful, but it's not perfect.