As a side-effect of this, I got to experience "AI" coding assistants.

I am staying away from that tech because it is a net-negative societally, environmentally, legally, ethically and all-around, but my coworker is using it (with encouragement from management who are in love with the idea).

So #Copilot pops up in our #PairProgramming sessions.

I have to admit the code and commit message suggestions it makes are surprisingly good. It helps. If you ignore the big picture, it would be tempting.