How GitHub Copilot Workspace Made Me Fear Unemployment

Prompt

I need implement a WeChat applet, the main purpose is to implement a family library management system to record paper books purchased by the family. The core functions include users being able to manually enter, search, and exit the library. Each book can scan the ISBN and then call the Douban service API to query the book's information, which needs to include detailed information about the book and the price entered by the user.

Task generation

Copilot generated three high‑level plans; the author added all three plans without inspecting the individual task details.

When a more detailed, function‑oriented task list was requested, Copilot listed the required JavaScript files and described the responsibility of each file.

Code generation

Choosing “Implement selected files” caused Copilot to write the implementation in about one minute, producing sixteen JavaScript files automatically.

Post‑generation fixes

Missing Douban API key – the prompt was revised to include the key and Copilot updated the code accordingly.

Douban API call failing – Copilot replaced the API call with direct reading from the input field.

Storage switched to local storage – Copilot modified the logic to store and retrieve data using the browser's local storage.

UI redesign

The default UI was considered unattractive. The author supplied a reference image, and Copilot regenerated the UI to closely match the reference.

Deployment and verification

The completed demo was deployed locally and tested on a phone; screenshots of the running app are included.

Source code

Source code repository: https://github.com/lengrongfu/family-library-management