Generative AI coding tools and agents do not work for me

I get confused when I see stances like this, because it gives me the sense that maybe people just aren't using coding tools efficiently.

90% of my usage of Copilot is just fancy autocomplete: I know exactly what I want, and as I'm typing out the line of code it finishes it off for me. Or, I have a rough idea of the syntax I need to use a specific package that I use once every few months, and it helps remind me what the syntax is, because once I see it I know it's right. This usage isn't really glamorous, but it does save me tiny bits of time in terms of literal typing, or a simple search I might need to do. Articles like this make me wonder if people who don't like coding tools are trying to copy and paste huge blocks of code; of course it's slower.

That usage is the most disruptive for me. With normal intellisense and a library you're familiar with, you can predict the completion and just type normally with minimal interruption. With no completion, I can just touch type and fix the errors after the short burst. But having whole lines pop up break that flow state.

With unfamiliar syntax, I only needs a few minutes and a cheatsheet to get back in the groove. Then typing go back to that flow state.

Typing code is always semi-unconscious. Just like you don't pay that much attention to every character when you're writing notes on paper.

Editing code is where I focus on it, but I'm also reading docs, running tests,...