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SkylorBeck t1_j2f94w2 wrote

Reply to comment by bortlip in I Used ChatGPT for a Day and Found It Very Impressive by jormungandrsjig

Github Copilot. Even just saying it I can feel the comments starting now.

"I tried it for a day. It just makes boilerplate. Not impressed"

It's saved me dozens of hours since I started using it last year.

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bortlip t1_j2f9oev wrote

No, I'm not looking to start an argument with you, that was a legitimate question.

I'm played with chatGPT and the models in the playground so far. I intend to start playing with copilot soon, but haven't tried it yet.
I really like the ability to go back and forth with the chat aspect and have the AI build the code that way and I am curious how the tab complete will compare to that experience.

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SkylorBeck t1_j2fa6k0 wrote

I wasn't meaning you, but reddit really has a hate boner for Copilot and anyone who uses it.

The communication aspect is definitely lacking but you can use comments in your code to influence the suggestion. And you can also view alternative suggestions at the same time. Sometimes you need to clarify, or start one line with how exactly you want to go about things. Sometimes I just name the method and it autocompletes it based on the class name and method name. Sometimes it suggests new fields or alternative ways to do something and I change my methods to suit it.

Sometimes it's really hard to tell where the AI started writing and where I stopped. Really does feel like a copilot. I'd estimate anywhere from 40-60% of any given chunk of my code is AI written.

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Edit for context: I make Minecraft Mods, Unity Games and Java based automation tools.

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