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NoCopilot · 21 Dec 2024

it’s offered incorrect suggestions about a third of the time and seems to like to also suggest deprecated APIs

dhosek on Hacker News

incorrect suggestions about a third of the time

In the thread “Compiling C to Safe Rust, Formalized”, replying to this comment

Got in the way: Incorrect suggestions and deprecated API recommendations.

Given that in my (small, employer-mandated) explorations with Copilot autocompletions it’s offered incorrect suggestions about a third of the time and seems to like to also suggest deprecated APIs, I’m skeptical about the current generation’s ability to be useful at even this small task.