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YesCopilot · 23 Jan 2026

I'd even argue it has improved because LLMs can find answers easier in complex codebases

epolanski on Hacker News

In the thread “AI Usage Policy”

Helped: Finding information in complex codebases and external dependencies.

… I work in a team of 5 great professionals, there hasn't been a single instance since Copilot launched in 2022 that anybody, in any single modification did not take full responsibility for what's been committed. I know we all use it, to different extent and usage, but the quality of what's produced hasn't dipped a single bit, I'd even argue it has improved because LLMs can find answers easier in complex codebases. We started putting `_vendor` directories with our main external dependencies as git subtrees, and it's super useful to find information about those directly in their source code and tests. …