Comments by "Mikko Rantalainen" (@MikkoRantalainen) on "Why I Quit Copilot | Prime Reacts" video.

  1. 14:20 The argument "I could look that up" doesn't make any sense to me. I could write a book about fly-fishing in Japanese, even though I know nothing about fly-fishing or Japanese. I would just need to look that up. Not having to look up stuff means I'm more productive in my work!
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  2. 31:00 As far as I know it, VS Code sends currently open files as context for the copilot. I consider it a nice way to guide Copilot because I can open related files and Copilot will only suggest related lines of code.
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  3. I'm aware of Copilot pause, too. I'm trying to game myself the other way around: I try to write code fast enough to never see a Copilot suggestion but if I stall for long enough, let the Copilot suggest something to get out of the stall. My computer has wired FTTH internet connection so the pause needed isn't that long but I still try to write new code fast enough to never see Copilot suggestions.
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  4. Copilot Business costs $19 per month instead of $10 per month if you're concerned about your code being used to train the system. Copilot Business doesn't leak data (assuming you can trust Microsoft in general to keep their promises) but it cannot learn from your use either.
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  5. I've been writing software for living for a couple of decades now and I do use copilot. The way I see it, it helps with some minor stuff and as long as it saves enough work per month to pay for itself, it makes sense to use it. Copilot is definitely 50% or 250% boost like some people seem to believe but it may be 15–60 minute worth simple stuff done automatically per month and then it makes sense to use it. I'm still not sure if having it on by default (rendering suggested text in grey) is good or not. I sometimes feel that it would be better to only have a suggestion with a special key combination only so I don't need to waste brainpower to check the suggestion when I'm willing to write the part myself. And using Copilot does feel like prompt engineering with hacks such as keeping suitable files open in my editor (I'm using Copilot with VS Code) because Copilot uses the contents of currently open files as context for its suggestions. And I'm aware of Copilot pause, too. I'm trying to game myself the other way around: try to write code fast enough to never see a Copilot suggestion but if I stall for long enough, let the Copilot suggest something. My computer has wired FTTH internet connection so the pause needed isn't that long but I still try to write new code fast enough to never see Copilot suggestions.
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  6. Unpopular opinion: TypeScript is for people that cannot write good JavaScript code. Copilot may cover the same userbase.
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