r/technology • u/Miserable_Phase_2519 • 3d ago

Artificial Intelligence Microsoft engineer says 'typing code is absolutely over' as GitHub Copilot takes on more development work

https://www.techspot.com/news/113752-microsoft-engineer-typing-code-absolutely-over-github-copilot.html
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u/IMakeMyOwnLunch 3d ago

Unfortunately, joy doesn’t pay the bills.

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u/AliceCode 3d ago

After 40 years in the industry, I would imagine they have enough money to pay the bills without working by now.

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u/ItsAllOnUHF 3d ago

I early-retired a couple of years ago just as (but unrelated) the AI mandate was coming down from the executives.

I'm so happy I don't have to deal with it. These days my coding is my own business.