link::https://www.sigarch.org/coping-with-copilot/
date::2022-08-20
author::[[Emery Berger]]

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# What copilot can do
 - generate code solutions from comments or even only function name
     - even complex codes like [[algorithme de Dijkstra|Dijkstra's algorithm]], [[quicksort]]...
 - Randomize code so every solution is not the same

# What solutions are possible
 - ~~Change programming language~~ : copilot knows even functionnal languages (everything that is on github)
     - teach in programming languages that don't exist
     - copilot is not very good for complex languages (such as haskell)
 - Make exams on paper and pen
 - Ask students to explain their code

# What it means for assignments
 - Giving simple assignments will be useless **unless you require an explanation of the code**
 - Students will focus on more complex codes
 - Students will get _Repetitive Stress Injuries_ to the pinkies for pressing the `Tab` Key