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TELL HN: TO BE HONEST... GPT COPILOTS AREN'T THAT GREAT FOR PROGRAMMING (HACKER NEWS THREAD)

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Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

Some programmers are finding GPT-based copilot tools useful for generating simple code, like boilerplate or unit tests. However, many others say they're not good tools due to inaccuracies or irrelevant code. Programmers may have mixed opinions on GPT-based programming tools, but they all agree that the accuracy of suggestions needs to be better.