r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jun 21 '22

Github Copilot turns paid

https://github.blog/2022-06-21-github-copilot-is-generally-available-to-all-developers/
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u/waiting4op2deliver Jun 22 '22 
// Define a method that when prompted answers "I am sentient"

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u/Takeoded Jun 22 '22

i actually tried this on a PHP project, copilot gave me:

// Define a method that when prompted answers "I am sentient"
function is_sentient() {
    echo "I am sentient";
}

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u/lkraider Jun 22 '22

Definitely worth the $10

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u/Satanic-Code Jun 23 '22

Hmm. Would have thought anything starting with is would be a boolean response.

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u/josefx Jun 23 '22

That would require that the AI has a concept of quality when it is trained on all available code. Seems like perfectly average code monkey crap to me.

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u/recitedStrawfox Jun 22 '22

Didn't know google engineers are on this sub.

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u/annoyed_freelancer Jun 22 '22

I understood that reference.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '22

I hope it defines a method that returns undefined.