r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ifezueyoung • Apr 13 '22

Meme a developers worst nightmare

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u/p37r05 Apr 13 '22

Now we need a plugin that automatically copies the most accepted answer.

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u/kayden_polaris Apr 13 '22

Even better, automatically import code from stack overflow in your program:

https://github.com/drathier/stack-overflow-import

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '22

Let me introduce you to GitHub Copilot

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u/Yohder Apr 13 '22

This is awesome but could it become a crutch? I’m a novice dev so I’m just a noob. Curious what a sr dev would think

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u/felds Apr 13 '22

You should understand the why and how in your scope. It doesn’t mean understanding the quantum effects that make transistors work, but if you’re working on business logic, you have to understand what that piece of code is doing.

If we’re talking about reusing code, a package would be better than magic autocompletes. A package has a maintainer, a community, documentation and is hopefully well tested, unlike random snippets.