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  1. github copilot is like pair programming with a golden retriever
    1. …in reply to @v21
      it's interesting the way that it nudges you towards writing code that is like other code that people write. makes it much less useful if you're working with a homebrewed framework. might be a good thing, although i don't like it.
      1. …in reply to @v21
        when it comes to the hardest part of programming, naming things, it definitely gives me "well, but now i don't want to call it that" feelings
        1. …in reply to @v21
          just to follow up on this thread: i couldn't figure out how to have normal Intellisense and also Copilot in VS Code, so I turned off Copilot. Ironically the problem with it is that I didn't have a good enough memory & it kept guessing plausible but wrong names for things.