GitHub Copilot Struggles

An ML teacher and founder of Tideily, Santiago Valdarrama, recently asked the question – “If you aren’t using GitHub Copilot to write code, can you tell me why?” Surprisingly, the responses were mixed, and the insights were nothing short of fascinating.

Copilot’s bitter sweet symphony 

Tom Cruickshank, a developer who tested Copilot with JetBrains IDE, shared his experience. “I tried it out with Jetbrains IDE and I felt it was more of a miss than a hit. I was deleting stuff more than using what it was giving. And I could not justify the price for the value I was getting. Tried it for a month. Removed it, Cancelled subscription.”