RE: [ENG/DEU] Yes, Call Me Slave … GitHub Copilot, Copilot Pro and Pro+ & Bonus: A Piece of Truth

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Here’s what I shared with my dev team recently:

They admitted something that hit hard — they’re afraid to go back to coding without AI. For many, it’s almost unthinkable now. Their fear?

“What if we lose access to these tools — Copilot, ChatGPT, Perplexity, etc.? Will we even be able to code like before?”

I get it. But here’s what I told them:

“Back in my day, interviewers used to ask us to write code in Notepad or even on a whiteboard. No syntax highlighting, no intellisense, nothing. I used to get so frustrated that I’d walk out of interviews. Why? Because to me, that signaled a lack of understanding about what it means to be a developer.

  • We’re problem solvers first. The tools come and go.
  • We went from coding on 2-3 MB floppy disks 👉 to Notepad 👉 to full-fledged IDEs…
  • Now AI is just the next evolution in that journey.
  • Refusing to use AI just because it makes life “easier” is like refusing to use a calculator because you once learned arithmetic on paper.
  • It’s not about how hard or easy it is.
  • It’s about solving problems — efficiently, effectively, and creatively.
  • So let’s shift the focus from the tools… to the craft of problem-solving.
  • Embrace the evolution. Be tool-agnostic. Be a problem solver. 💡

Of course, I used AI to better word my answer. If you want to see my raw answer, you can check it here - https://www.perplexity.ai/search/6180c205-3992-4e90-b9d4-1c4c907ca30b

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Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts with me & us!

You mentioned several points, but all in all I can say "I agree to you". There is nothing what I could add.

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@powerpaul you are most welcome
Time to use those tools.
I like the chatting most.
Even though there are advance tools like jules, bolt, cursor, copilot, I don't know I stick to chatting.
I either open up a new window in chatgpt or perplexity - just have casual chat & still do coding by myself.
For me, it's more of a preference. Sticking to old-school. Only sometimes, when I am in rush, I switch on full-ai mode & utilise all free credits 🤣
Till that time, I keep hitting copilot snooze button 😹

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To be honest: I never tried full-ai modes. I could do it on a new project where it has no relation to anything existent. But when I see which BS Copilot (I have Pro+) produces sometimes... I told it a friend two days ago:

"Or she touches code which have NO relation to anything we talk about/try to fix. Or likes to delete parts of the code like random. Like you would grab a scissor and cut a newspaper random in between any words/sentences/paragraphs/pages, glue it together and like to tell me: "Paul. look, I made a really good article out of that!""

Yeah... I saw videos/test about Claude code, clusters and this kind of stuff... Most code worked - but wasn't very slim... ANd when just most code worked, but you have a project where you have no deep understanding because you wrote it "yourself" (or at least controlled every line)... Sure, it has a lot to do with instructions, but... I assume we both know how exactly custom instructions are fulfilled... Well...

So we both see/do it very similar... "Holding the stearing wheel in the own hand". For now I prefer the look at every single line/edit, compare it... if I would just click on "Keep" (unrelated to the used model) in Copilot all my projects would be broken... and I would have no oversight to what I am doing and wouldn't be able to control what I do and need. Within this experience (and all the stories which pop up where AI is acting not like she should...) it is a nightmare to give AI bigger access to my computers. We all already gave to much data...

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Thank you. I will not buy VS Code - Copilot.

I use jules. He is good at backend coding.
I use lovable.dev, he is good at reactjs - front-end coding.

I use perplexity & chat-gpt for chat based answers.

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Look... In addition to my quote in the other comment... Doesn't THAT look valid? Awesome! !lol No need to edit, but the will to make BS out of it... Respect! Claude 3.7 Thinking....

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It happens

oops

Shit happens

ouch

AI is evolving. Sooner or later, we'll get there.
Happens with me too. But hoping for best.

Who in the right mind wants to do this all day long?

coding all day long

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