Cross posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/35627632
So what it’s really like is only having to do half the work?
Sounds good, reduced workload without some unrealistic expectation of computers doing everything for you.
From my experience all the time (probably even more) it saves me is wasted on spotting bugs and the bugs are in very subtle places.
Code is the most in depth spec one can provide. Maybe someday we'll be able to iterate just by verbally communicating and saying "no like this", but it doesn't seem like we're quite there yet. But also, will that be productive?
Skill issue tbh
...of the AI?
Of the person using it. GIGO
I'm a senior dev, and copilot as a productivity tool usually pays for the monthly license multiple times per week.
Whenever I hear someone say it's useless, that tells me they are either some godlike dev who knows everything already (lol), they haven't actually used it, they are not good at integrating new tools into their workflow, or they simply haven't learned how to use it yet.
Whenever I hear that its useless I ask them to show me how they're using it. Its almost always exactly what's happening in this comic with just a tiny bit more detail lol. I think a lot of people are stuck under the assumption that a smaller more concise query is better when its really the opposite that is true. The more information you give and the more you let the LLM work through a problem with followup questions, the better the output. Its like a new Jr Dev who knows their stuff, but struggles with asking clarifying questions.
From a person who does zero coding. It's a godsend.
It's interesting the AI of the past and the AI now.
Still, you get there in two-thirds of the time. I'll leave it to people with the budget for CoPilot to say if it feels like less work.
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