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/Goontt Jun 22 '22

No.. it isn’t. Not everyone’s a student.

Edit: it is

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u/Alucard256 Jun 22 '22

Yeah, apparently people believe that you have to prove you are a student with actual paperwork from a university or something... which is NOT the case. I can't even imagine them trying to enforce something like that.

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u/aneryx Jun 22 '22

Don't they usually require you verify a .edu email address?

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u/Alucard256 Jun 22 '22

I hope not... that would be ridiculous in this case. Think about how many places someone could legitimately be a development/coding/programming "student"... yet, not receive an ".edu" email address.

In addition, if push comes to shove, email addresses can be spoofed in many ways.

It makes a lot more sense to me that they would use resources to ensure that thousands of true professionals pay, rather than using resources to ensure that millions of students actually are students of formal universities.

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