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Developer finds GitHub Copilot useful for coding assistance

The author discusses their experience using GitHub Copilot for coding, primarily in chat mode for assistance. While generally finding the AI helpful for understanding new coding methods and designing architecture, they acknowledge being behind on the latest AI developments. A recent one-hour presentation highlighted Copilot's expanded capabilities. AI

IMPACT GitHub Copilot continues to evolve, offering developers new ways to assist with coding tasks and architectural design.

RANK_REASON The item discusses a specific software tool (GitHub Copilot) and its usage by a developer.

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Developer finds GitHub Copilot useful for coding assistance

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Part of $dayJob is writing code, usually C#. I enjoy the fiddly detail, designing elegant code architecture, understanding new ways to do things. It's FUN. I us

    Part of $dayJob is writing code, usually C#. I enjoy the fiddly detail, designing elegant code architecture, understanding new ways to do things. It's FUN. I use a bit of AI via GitHub Copilot, almost always in chat mode to show how to use this or that. The AI assisted auto compl…