Sophie Koonin on Nostr: I've seen a few folks sharing a post about how Copilot leads to worse quality code. I ...

I've seen a few folks sharing a post about how Copilot leads to worse quality code. I think it's not that simple: I use it and I've had a lot of success with it, but the important thing is that the code I am writing with it is still my code, as I would write it. I just let it finish my "sentences".

As with any code generation tool - or indeed, with any snippet you find on StackOverflow or other website, or even in a book - it's really important to pay attention to what you're pasting in. (...)