I used to think AI coding assistants were just glorified autocompletes. You know, the kind that just suggests console.log("here") when you are desperately trying to debug something.
But recently, while studying for a Microsoft Applied Skills credential, I had to completely change my perspective. I realized I was barely scratching the surface of what GitHub Copilot can actually do when you know how to talk to it.
I stopped using it just to finish my sentences and started using it as a true pair programmer. Here are the 3 features that genuinely changed my daily workflow—no fluff, just practical usage.
1. Protecting my "Flow State" (Ctrl + I)
Context switching is my worst enemy. The moment I leave VS Code to Google a specific RegEx pattern or check a documentation page, my focus is gone.
