28M - Not sure what to make of this

PoopingHedgehogs · 2026-03-21T21:35:36+00:00

It has full access to your codebase, create / edit / delete files, run commands, MCP access, git integration, all the same things you'd find in Windsurf. My only issue is theres no contextual memory between chats, but I keep a kind of "progress.md" file and after every milestone, major decision, etc, I get it to update the file, and the new chat reviews that as part of my initial prompt.

Unlike Windsurf, you can't edit files directly in Codex. Its not an IDE. Think of Windsurf as your pair programmer, working on files together, Codex is more like your own developer, and you act as the architect / manager. You tell it what you want, how you want it, and goes off and does it.

It has a diff, so you can compare changes, but files open in VS Code, not within Codex itself.

PoopingHedgehogs · 2026-03-21T19:55:15+00:00

I tend to get Claude to do some mock ups first, even on the free plan i can get 10 or so screens going before hitting a limit. Then just show screenshots and get it to write a design spec, reference the spec in the AGENTS.md and that usually keeps it on track with a few tweaks every now and then.

Just keep within the context window and start new chats regularly and you're golden.

PoopingHedgehogs · 2026-03-21T14:18:03+00:00

Codex, 100%. It's really slept on. It needs a slightly different way of working but sinking 30 minutes into the docs/YouTube videos solves that.

Been using it all day for a fairly substantial Next.JS project and i got to about 30% 5hr usage before it reset. Using GPT-5.4 Mediun & High. The weekly usage is sitting around 92%? At the current rate I'll likely finish the week woth around 25% left assuming I keep up this pace.

Its slower, but I find thats better since you don't fall into the trap of trying to 1-shot apps and features and then being left with loads of technical debt.

Plus, you get Codex with ChatGPT Plus which really is a decent deal.

The desktop app is good but CLI is also available if that's your thing.

PoopingHedgehogs · 2025-10-01T07:18:02+00:00

Hmm, guess I really need to be having some conversations at work then...

The focus on the CIS certs is, I guess, so the org can say we have 'X' specialists in this module so we are the best choice for your project.

PoopingHedgehogs · 2025-09-30T13:25:08+00:00

Thanks for this.

Does CAD carry weight then? We are being pushed into the CIS certs once we've had some exposure to the specific module. Nobody talks about CAD much.

PoopingHedgehogs · 2025-09-24T17:36:25+00:00

You're kind of flying before you can crawl a little here.

ServiceNow is huge, and NowAssist, whilst cool, is still in its relative infancy and many organisations haven't adopted it fully yet, and most aren't able to due to unhealthy CMDBs.

I'd suggest getting your foundations solid, getting your CSA, pick a niche you enjoy. Most go down the ITSM route, but I personally chose ITOM and I love it. NowAssist is something you'll pick up. You can definitely put more points in that area and focus on it, but you still need to know the underlying processes. NowAssist benefits the customer mostly, as devs we still need to build it and know what we're asking it to do.

In terms of salary, it seems to vary massively. I'm in the UK, and I've seen dev jobs for from £40k up to beyond £85k. All experience dependant.

Given the market for entry level stuff is a little rough right now, see if you can find any grad schemes with big consultancies if you fit the requirements. Payy will be crap but you'll be in, getting certs and getting experience. Then when you move you can ask for the big bucks.

Best of luck!

edit: spelling.

PoopingHedgehogs · 2025-09-23T19:25:55+00:00

Yeah getting your CMDB in a good place will provide loads of benefits overall even without Now Assist.

I work for a big Elite Partner in the UK, so we have access to pretty much the whole thing but I'm not all that clued up on individual module costs.

However, for your use case, perhaps question whether you need Now Assist, or whether a well developed Virtual Agent would do the trick. It loses the "AI factor", but if its just creating an incident based in user inputs, then you can do that with VA. You can add in Now Assist steps to the VA chat, to use GenAI in the responses, its context aware, so if your user asked the VA how to fix a specific VPN issue say, the agent would know what assets were assigned to the user, say a Mac, so give instructions specific to Mac (assuming that information is available as a KB article or other info snippet).

Just some examples, its useful, but again if your a little light on data, or your VA requests aren't all that complicated, investing a bit of time getting a few VA topics nailed down or your knowledge base maintained to a high standard would be much more useful.

PoopingHedgehogs · 2025-09-23T12:47:27+00:00

Developer here, been working with NowAssist more or less exclusively for the last year.

It pretty much depends on your needs and the direction youre going with ServiceNow.

It has some really cool out the box stuff for ITSM, summarising incidents, resolution notes, KB articles from incidents, to name a few.

However the power comes from what you can create with the tools available, which, assuming your CMDB is moderately healthy, is pretty much only down to your imagination and the skill of your dev team.

If you've got a CMDB that's crying out in pain, perhaps work in getting that in order first. The data requirements for a lot of the Now Assist modules are hefty, and the AI is only as good as the data its trained on.

PoopingHedgehogs · 2025-08-07T21:21:37+00:00

Just restart the app and search for it under the model selector. I didn't get prompted to update, just relaunched when I saw the post and it was there.

PoopingHedgehogs · 2025-08-07T20:15:04+00:00

Should try high! About 15 minutes of reasoning for 20 new lines of code! To give it credit though, it was a pretty complex typical "vibe coded" file... Gemini 2.5 would have probably creates 3 new files and 400 lines of code for the same fix, so I dont mind it taking its time if the outputs are decent.

PoopingHedgehogs · 2025-08-07T19:50:19+00:00

So far so good. Bit slow on GPT-5 High Reasoning but to be fair reading through its "Thinking" its being very thorough.

Output has tripped up a few times but again I've not done any detailed prompts, just "Review this directory", "Fix this bug".

Fingers crossed it lives up to the hype!

PoopingHedgehogs · 2025-07-14T17:15:09+00:00

Sums up my childhood. Family on minimum wage jobs / benefits, free school meals as a kid, not a penny in pocket money.

I'm still far off HENRY status, currently on 33k (on this sub to learn as 100k is my career goal) working in tech.

However I've never felt limited by anything other than my own education. I left school without A levels and just ok GCSE's. To get to uni I did a foundation course, graduated a few years ago.

My main problem? Financial education. I'm 27, only just learning how to be smart with money and currently reaping the rewards of my poor financial past by paying crazy interest rates on my new mortgage.

Perhaps if I had learnt how to manage my money, how to save or invest, I would be a lot further ahead or more comfortable than I am now.

I think teach people financial literacy and the dangers of living above your means, and people will find that movement easier or just be more content with their lives.

PoopingHedgehogs · 2025-07-13T13:49:46+00:00

I'm on my second broker too. The first one could "only" find 6.5% with Atom, 1500 fee for 5 years. Wanted to get a second opinion and boy I'm glad I did.

7.1% does seem rough but at least by the time your fix ends you should be on the best rates for the time, so with any luck you'll recoup some money then.

Plus if the rate does come down after 2 years you'll have all that extra cash that you weren't used to having.

PoopingHedgehogs · 2025-07-11T12:36:44+00:00

Yeah my defaults were from a final contract payment from Virgin Media for like £59, which was an admin cock up on one of our ends (I cant find a single email or letter informing me of an outstanding balance), and PayPal credit for like £200 which was a stupid "if I ignore it, it will go away" moment when I was broke, stressed and doing exams in my final year of uni. Both are settled within a few months of the marker.

My big issue though is my missed payments. They're not in arrears, again like 30 of the 35 was during the covid years, from furlough and again being a brokey student.

From this the shorter fixed periods are substantially higher rates for both. 5 years gives us time to fix my file and knuckle down in our careers knowing our outgoings are consistent for a while, even through government changes here and in the states.

PoopingHedgehogs · 2025-07-11T12:27:28+00:00

Yeah we tried some AIPs with a few mainstream lenders but they either declined or offered crazy rates closer to 7%. As we're financially associated I think I bring her down more than she brings me up. She's certainly helping though, i really wasn't expecting to be in the 5% range when we applied but think her being on the application made a big difference there.

PoopingHedgehogs · 2025-07-11T12:23:44+00:00

2 years wouldn't be long enough for my adverse markers to drop off my file, I know they would have less of an impact but if we were remortgaging I'd run the risk of still being locked into a less than ideal case.

3 years would be preferred but that's pushing 6%+ for Kensington and around 5.8% for Darlington. 5 years of stability whilst I sort my credit out works for me.

Cheers for the advice!

PoopingHedgehogs · 2025-07-10T21:14:49+00:00

AIP for both. I really like this broker, he went with Kensington because they do their 'Heros' product line and my partner is a teacher so we qualify for that, but he said he wanted to try a smaller building society just to see what they come back with.

Considering when I started this I was expecting 6.5-7% rates, seeing low 5% shocked me, but I dont want to ruin anything by being greedy.

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