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any good github copilot alternatives? (quex.cc)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Copilot is great, but a hundred bucks for what is basically a smart autocomplete seems a bit much - mostly, I hate the fact that the code is constantly transmitted to github (my repos are mostly local) - are there any reasonably convenient options for doing this without github looking over my shoulder all the time? I'm using VSCode but not wedded to it.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Copilot isn't really about needing autocomplete, it's about not wasting time writing predictable long lines of code. One example I use is MPI calls, they take tons of parameters and doesn't really require much brainwork, instead of writing it all, you let copilot do it and just quickly read it to check.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

IMO consistent repeated "writing predictable long lines" means the code smells of abstractions that can be improved, i.e. if autocomplete is really saving someone that much time, there are likely even worse problems.