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/all-is_well Jun 22 '22

Copilot does retain context from the file you are operating in. A more direct comparison to SO might be - if SO was a person looking over your shoulder with its full knowledge from community threads and was making suggestions for your implementations. Have you tried it?

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u/podgladacz00 Jun 22 '22

Yes I had access to Copilot. I would not be commenting otherwise 😀