Codex as an assistant - the power and pitfalls – Huizi Mao –
Over the past three months, every time I felt ready to write about coding agents and personal assistants, something new came out and my views needed updating. Things are changing constantly. Any practical guide in this space may be outdated in 3–6 months, so I want to write down my thoughts on more fundamental problems.
Codex as an assistant - the power and pitfalls Over the past three months, every time I felt ready to write about coding agents and personal assistants, something new came out and my views needed updating. Things are changing constantly. Any practical guide in this space may be outdated in 3–6 months, so I want to write down my thoughts on more fundamental problems. Since the start of this year, I have been trying OpenClaw and other variants. They are great personal assistants for daily tasks, but they often fail at complex, multi-step functionality. On the other hand, coding agents like Claud
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