Is anyone actually using co-pilot? They claim “millions of users” but I seriously doubt millions of programmers opted into paying $10 per month for it. A lot of these stats seem highly suspect.
i was not expecting github to start charging for such a mediocre product. obviously i decided we don’t need it.
but i expect we’ll get something open source and better relatively soon considering the pace of innovation in this field.
As someone who has strong programming intention, but is not always able to easily remember syntax, or visualize a solution, it's been a force multiplier.
It often helps with either typing something out or having to search for something online. As an example, it really helps with switching in between languages where I sometimes forget the exact method name or syntax. Co-pilot helps generate code that I can easily verify but would be annoying to write.
I much prefer predictable tools like code templates where I know exactly what I will get when I trigger it.
Unpredictability is the fundamental problem with these tools.
It's been pretty invaluable for vector math and reasoning in Unity.