AI and Coding - Is Github Co-Pilot Worth It?

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk all about GitHub Co-Pilot and whether it’s ethical, secure, worth it, gonna make you dumb, just going to get in your way, or the greatest thing for programmers to use. Sentry - Sponsor Sentry Dex conference is a free, one-day event to share best practices, epic fails, and seasoned insights on how to improve productivity. From controlling chaotic workflows to maintaining stable code, there’s a lot that can drive a developer mad. We’re hosting DEX, the conference for developers by developers, to give us all a chance to come together and sort through that madness. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Sentry Dex conference is a free, one-day event to share best practices, epic fails, and seasoned insights on how to improve productivity. From controlling chaotic workflows to maintaining stable code, there’s a lot that can drive a developer mad. We’re hosting DEX, the conference for developers by developers, to give us all a chance to come together and sort through that madness. Show Notes GitHub Copilot Code Whisperer 00:29 Welcome 01:12 Sponsor: Sentry 02:06 Sponsor: Sanity 03:07 GitHub Co-Pilot is now paid 05:51 Is it ethical? 08:02 Is it secure? 10:16 Is it going to take our jobs? 13:34 Is it worth it? 16:21 Does it make you dumb? 17:53 Does it get in the way? Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets