{"id":9355,"date":"2025-01-16T10:22:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T08:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/?p=9355"},"modified":"2025-01-16T10:22:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T08:22:35","slug":"weve-tested-out-github-copilot-for-a-year-and-now-were-excited-to-bring-ai-into-our-roweb-development-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/weve-tested-out-github-copilot-for-a-year-and-now-were-excited-to-bring-ai-into-our-roweb-development-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;ve tested out GitHub Copilot for a year, and now we&#8217;re excited to bring AI into our Roweb development teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-min.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive simple-no-border\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"suits\">\n<p>\nOur team at Roweb is more efficient and productive now because we recently started to use GitHub Copilot. Our development teams have adopted the tool and have already seen great results in productivity and help provided by this modern technology.\n<\/p>\n<p>Since artificial intelligence took over most industries in the past few years, it slowly started to expand to web development as well. So, we were curious and keen to try out this new technology, implement it in our workflow, and track our performance with it. <\/p>\n<p><b>What is GitHub Copilot? <\/b><\/p>\n<p>GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered coding assistant made by GitHub and OpenAI. It helps you code faster by giving real-time suggestions, auto-completions, and code snippets right in your IDE. Its goal is to help developers become more efficient at writing code and solve issues easier. <\/p>\n<p><b>Here are some of the GitHub Copilot benefits:<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:30px;\">\n<b>Supports multiple programming languages,<\/b> including Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, Ruby, Java, C++, and more.<br \/>\nGives you suggestions that are relevant to your work. While you type, Copilot <b>shows coding suggestions<\/b> based on your history in the editor, such as previously used functions, variable names, syntax, comments, and prompts.  <br \/>\nAllows you to<b> edit and make changes across multiple files<\/b> at once.<br \/>\n<b>Generates code snippets<\/b> based on your custom requirements. <br \/>\n<b>Fixes bugs and code errors.<\/b> Just ask the editor to check the code you wrote, and it will fix bugs and mistakes before you review it manually. <br \/>\n<b>Integrates with third-party tools and services.<\/b> It provides a library of existing extensions (such as Docker, Stack Overflow, Microsoft Teams, and Perplexity), but you can create your own extension, too. <br \/>\n<b>Converts code from one language to another<\/b> so you don\u2019t have to do it manually. <br \/>\nLets you <b>save frequently used code snippets<\/b> so you can just look them up and introduce them in your code with just one click next time. <br \/>\nAnalyzes your code and <b>checks your apps for security issues and vulnerabilities.<\/b><br \/>\nComes with three AI models that you can choose from when asking prompts. You can choose between <b>Anthropic&#8217;s Claude 3.5 Sonnet, OpenAI o1, and GPT 4o<\/b>.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Why we chose to adopt GitHub Copilot at Roweb <\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-min.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive simple-no-border\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When we made the decision, we had in mind that it was time to embrace the technology of the moment in our development efforts.<br \/>\nThe technology of the moment is, of course, artificial intelligence. We considered that it could turn out to be beneficial to both our company and clients in the long run.<br \/>\nAnd we were not wrong.<\/p>\n<p><b>How using GitHub Copilot impacted the company<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:30px;\">\nSoon after introducing the tool in our teams, here\u2019s how it improved our work:<br \/>\nFirst, <b>it increased our productivity<\/b>. We are now able to do more in less time, which is already a success.<br \/>\nIncreased productivity and less time translate into <b>lower costs for our clients<\/b>. So, it\u2019s not only our team that benefits from using Copilot, but our clients also have a win in this.<br \/>\nSince we spend less time coding, we have the chance to <b>spend our spare time innovating our services<\/b>. This way, <b>our clients can benefit more from working with us by getting better products<\/b> that align with today\u2019s needs and requirements.<br \/>\nFrom a developer\u2019s perspective, <b>we get faster at coding<\/b>, which makes it easier to handle the workload.<br \/>\nInstead of remembering formulas and writing code off the top of the head, we now just ask GitHub Copilot and it gives us the answers we need, along with suggestions, error resolutions, and integrations with various extensions.<br \/>\nSimply put, <b>we get more efficient at coding every day and feel more productive<\/b> overall. Also, it feels easier now to perform our work when we don\u2019t have to do everything manually, spend valuable time solving minor issues, and do endless research on various matters when it can all be done quickly and from the same AI editor.<br \/>\nMoreover, we are excited to have the chance to <b>explore modern tools<\/b> based on AI, adapt our work to today\u2019s trends, and <b>build new skills and knowledge<\/b> with technologies that shape the future of web development.<br \/>\nIn conclusion, we hope that our collaboration with our clients will be even smoother from now on, while our developers will be happier with what their work will look like in the future. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our team at Roweb is more efficient and productive now because we recently started to use GitHub Copilot. Our development teams have adopted the tool and have already seen great results in productivity and help provided by this modern technology. 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