(Grist cofounder here.) "Co-code" first became popular with developers in the form of Github Copilot (and now others), adding productivity. But for spreadsheet users it makes an even bigger difference, enabling them to do what they didn't know to be possible.
This is especially true in case of Grist, which puts the power of Python in the hands of spreadsheet users. So much more is possible, but most users will need some assistance to unlock that.
In the few days since we wrote this post, Code Llama came out, including a flavor fine-tuned on 100B tokens of Python code - could be great for Grist, I look forward to re-running the benchmarks. This is an unexpected side benefit of using a common, popular language for Grist's formulas...
This is especially true in case of Grist, which puts the power of Python in the hands of spreadsheet users. So much more is possible, but most users will need some assistance to unlock that.