G2

hari S.

Senior system analyst

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/23/2026

"Keeps Me in Flow: Copilot Handles Boilerplate Like a Fast Pair Programmer"

5/5

What do you like best about GitHub Copilot?

The best thing about Copilot is how it keeps me in a flow state. I used to hate writing boilerplate or having to look up exact syntax for things like regex, date formatting, or complex array methods. Now I can just type a comment or start a function, and it usually gets me about 80% of the way there.

It’s not perfect—sometimes it suggests completely wrong imports or hallucinates a library—but the “tab-to-accept” muscle memory is real. Overall, it feels less like an AI writing code for me and more like a really fast pair programmer who takes care of the boring parts so I can stay focused on the actual business logic. Definitely worth the subscription if you code daily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitHub Copilot?

My biggest frustration is when it’s confidently wrong. Because the autocomplete is so fast, it’s easy to accidentally hit “Tab” and accept a suggestion that uses a deprecated API, invents a function that doesn’t exist, or imports a package that isn’t even installed. That ends up forcing me to be a stricter code reviewer of my own work than I’d otherwise need to be. Also, when I’m working in a massive file, it sometimes completely loses the plot and starts suggesting variables or logic from three screens up, which pulls me out of my typing flow and breaks my momentum. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitHub Copilot solving and how is that benefiting you?

The biggest problem Copilot solves for me is context switching. Before Copilot, if I forgot the exact syntax for a particular method, needed a complex regex, or had to recall how to configure a specific library, I’d open a browser, jump to Stack Overflow or the docs, copy-paste something, and then tweak it. That kind of back-and-forth completely breaks my focus. Copilot helps by keeping me inside the IDE, so I can stay on the task without constantly leaving my editor. The benefit is huge: I remain in my “flow state” much longer, and by the end of the day my brain is noticeably less fatigued because I’m spending my mental energy on architecture and business logic—not on memorizing syntax. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.