Generative AI is revolutionising the working lives of software engineers, the first professionals to use the tech en masse.
Nikolai Avteniev got his hands on a preview version of Microsoft’s Copilot coding assistant in 2021, he quickly saw the potential.
Three years later, and now infused with the latest version of OpenAI’s GPT-4 technology, GitHub’s Copilot can do a lot more, including answering engineers’ questions and converting code from one programming language to another. As a result, the assistant is responsible for an increasingly significant percentage of the software being written and is even being used to program corporations’ critical systems.
“The social dynamic of the team will make sure that those that are cheating by accepting code too fast and that don’t actually go through the process defined by the team, that code will not make it into production,” he said in an interview.Generative AI is the latest in a long line of innovations that have transformed computer coding over the years. Last century, program compilers accelerated software development by rapidly translating commands into ones and zeroes that computers can understand.
At $10/month, a Copilot subscription is a bargain that Hedges willingly pays himself. After work, he builds websites for Dungeons & Dragons fans. With a toddler and another baby on the way, leisure time is precious. “Those two hours I get to myself to code in the evening are super important to me,” he said. “The more efficient I can be, the better.”
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