Glue vs GitHub Copilot for Product Understanding

GitHub Copilot writes code for engineers. Glue reads code for product managers. Completely different use cases.

What Copilot Does

Copilot is an AI coding assistant:

• Suggests code completions
• Generates functions from comments
• Helps write boilerplate and tests
• Speeds up development

Best for: Engineers writing code faster.

What Glue Does

Glue reads code to answer questions:

• "What does this system do?"
• "How will this feature impact our codebase?"
• "What's the effort to build this?"
• "What's the technical risk?"

Best for: Product managers and CTOs understanding codebase impact on decisions.

The Audience Difference

Copilot: For engineers (write code faster) Glue: For product managers and CTOs (understand code better)

Different Problems

Copilot solves: "I'm an engineer and writing code is slow" Glue solves: "I'm a PM and I can't understand what my engineers actually built"

No competition. Different jobs entirely.