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YesCopilot · 15 Apr 2025

It has however increased my productivity significantly in two ways

boricj on Hacker News

In the thread “Tell HN: A realization I've had about working with AIs and building software”

Helped: Throwing compiler errors and using it for code completion in complex C++.

… AI hasn't changed how I work, I tend to quickly design a rough idea in my head and then iterate on code until I've refined it to what I want. It has however increased my productivity significantly in two ways: - I can reach beyond my current level on any topic up to a certain point (for example, my hatred of C++ metaprogramming knows no bounds but with AI I can pull off vastly more complex tricks than I can do on my own). …