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MixedCopilot, Cursor · 3 Feb 2025

Copilot have not been able to generate arrow functions when I intend to, in my experience

asukachikaru on Hacker News

In the thread “Ask HN: Does anyone still use code snippets?”

Helped: Cursor subscription seems promising for replacing snippet need.

Got in the way: Copilot failed to generate intended arrow functions with abstraction.

I use only one snippet both before and after integrating copilot (provided by my employer) into my workflow, which is for creating a empty arrow function (in JavaScript / TypeScript.) Copilot have not been able to generate arrow functions when I intend to, in my experience. I found it pretty incompetent, and unable to provide relevant assistance if there is any bit of abstraction. …