--- title: "GitHub Copilot - Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Developers?" url: https://daily.dev/posts/github-copilot---will-artificial-intelligence-replace-developers--eb-qdtx6g source_url: https://catalins.tech/github-copilot-will-artificial-intelligence-replace-developers type: article source: "Hashnode" author: "Catalin Pit" published: 2021-07-02T10:56:44.025Z updated: 2026-03-15T03:49:28.732Z tags: ["ai", "general-programming", "github"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 16 comments: 1 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # GitHub Copilot - Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Developers? **[Hashnode](https://daily.dev/sources/hashnode)** · [@catalinpit](https://daily.dev/catalinpit) · 2 min read · 16 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary GitHub Copilot is a Visual Studio Code extension that generates code based on either a docstring , comment or function name. For instance, you could add the following comment, and the Copilot will generate the appropriate piece of code. I would say it's scary and fascinating at the same time! I am highly impressed with it. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@hamatoyogi** · 0 upvotes > Skynet has been around for a long time now... ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#general-programming](https://daily.dev/tags/general-programming), [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/github-copilot---will-artificial-intelligence-replace-developers--eb-qdtx6g)