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User finds Copilot helpful for VBA info, but not full program generation

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A user reluctantly used GitHub Copilot to assist in writing VBA macros for Microsoft Word, primarily for information retrieval and error troubleshooting. The user found that asking Copilot to write entire VBA programs was an unsatisfactory experience, preferring to stick to informational lookups for future use. AI

IMPACT Highlights user sentiment and practical limitations of AI coding assistants for specific programming tasks.

RANK_REASON User experience commentary on using an AI tool for programming tasks.

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User finds Copilot helpful for VBA info, but not full program generation

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    My work is kinda pressuring people to find ways to use AI now so last week I reluctantly used co-pilot to assist in writing some VBA macros for Word. I used it

    My work is kinda pressuring people to find ways to use AI now so last week I reluctantly used co-pilot to assist in writing some VBA macros for Word. I used it mostly for looking up information about different methods and properties and for helping with weird errors I was experie…

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