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1. Voltag+xh1[view] [source] 2025-06-03 09:19:20
>>tablet+(OP)
I'm on the side of AI is a huge productivity booster (by my guess... 10x)

But I don't want to make the claim lightly, so I did an experiment.

I signed up for copilot pro, and have been using their 'edit' feature. This is more than just their auto complete.

I set myself a goal to create a playable web game of classic frogger.

It took 4 hours with copilot "edit" and my full attention.

I didn't write a single line of code, but I did ask it to refactor and gave it a project description.

I suspect this would have taken me 4 days full time to get to this level.

Try it out:

https://dev.zebrar.com/jd/frogger/

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2. guax+NY2[view] [source] 2025-06-03 20:44:47
>>Voltag+xh1
So less than 10x already.

Question, how familiar are you with the used technologies? My experience on where Ai have been useful so far is things I don't have a good understanding on but, when I do, its a different ball game, mostly because coding it directly seems faster since I know exactly the behaviour I am looking for and I am not having to deal with unintended consequences.

I see it as the Alice cat thing, when you don't know where you going, any road will take you there. So its been great for exploratory work and prototyping.

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