Testing GitHub CoPilot: Pros, Cons, and Your Questions Answered

Checkout GitHub Copilot's amazing features in the recent release of its technical preview, as well as the ANSWERS to some of the most commonly asked questions about Copilot. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

TIMESTAMPS 🕰
0:00 What is GitHub Copilot?
0:38 Introduction
1:14 What can GitHub Copilot be used for?
1:45 DEMO
14:12 How does GitHub Copilot work?
14:58 What context does GitHub Copilot use to generate suggestions?
15:26 Will GitHub Copilot help me write code for a new platform?
16:03 How will GitHub Copilot get better over time?
17:04 Does GitHub Copilot write perfect code?
17:26 How good is GitHub Copilot?
17:35 How do I get the most out of GitHub Copilot?
17:50 Does GitHub Copilot recite code from the training set?
18:21 Who owns the code GitHub Copilot helps me write?
18:36 Does GitHub Copilot ever output personal data?
19:10 Can GitHub Copilot introduce insecure code in its suggestions?
19:31 How will advanced code generation tools like GitHub Copilot affect developer jobs?
20:07 How is the data that GitHub Copilot collects used?
20:28 Is the transmitted data secure?
20:52 Why is the technical preview restricted, and not available to everyone?
21:13 Will there be a paid version?
21:28 Conclusion

[ProgrammerError]

What are your thoughts on GitHub Copilot? How useful would it be? How much would you pay for it? 🤔

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When Microsoft upgrades copilot to pilot: I used the programmers to destroy the programmers