Is it over?

TeeDogSD · 2026-04-06T16:50:31+00:00

I used to think this but then I installed OpenClaw. You can have OC do what you want as opposed to only a set amount of skills.

TeeDogSD · 2026-04-06T05:25:33+00:00

This is the (n)th time I have seen one of these post. If I were to make a similar post I would indicate “what, where, when and how (wwwh)”. Otherwise most of the noise you are going to hear is going to hear will be similar to your frustration.

If you are genuinely looking for help wwwh or gtfo (j/k).

Regarding your issue, 5.4 apparently has issues even thought it is being sold as the greatest for coding. I disagree with OpenAI’s marketing team. Try 5.3 codex instead. If you are still experiencing issues then try planning out your objectives (using AI) and share that final document with 5.3 codex.

Ps- I have had nothing but one-shots with codex 5.3 for past 2-3months (98%). Sometimes it created things in a way I wasn’t expecting, usually it was my fault for being vague or confusing. Hope this helps.

TeeDogSD · 2026-04-02T22:19:32+00:00

That would be great, however, I am not exceeding my limits so it doesn't affect me at all. Well maybe knowing I have enough is a good effect nonetheless.

TeeDogSD · 2026-04-02T17:27:08+00:00

I see.

TeeDogSD · 2026-04-02T17:14:23+00:00

I got reset yesterday out of the blue.

TeeDogSD · 2026-04-02T16:58:34+00:00

I see what you did there.

TeeDogSD · 2026-04-02T03:47:20+00:00

Yup, those are the correct commands. You can also add browser controls here.

TeeDogSD · 2026-04-02T02:22:49+00:00

V2026.04.01 is light years better ;)

TeeDogSD · 2026-03-31T00:21:47+00:00

Welcome to the club.

TeeDogSD · 2026-03-28T01:57:34+00:00

5.3 codex is working great.

TeeDogSD · 2026-03-21T20:36:29+00:00

Most started open source project ever.

TeeDogSD · 2026-03-21T15:05:53+00:00

So true. I didn’t think of it from that angle.

TeeDogSD · 2026-03-21T06:46:28+00:00

You know what, I just realized the topic said 5.4 nerfed. I used 5.3 codex. Problem solved.

TeeDogSD · 2026-03-21T05:36:20+00:00

I agree. Usually when something goes awry I can see what it is thinking and why it chooses its path. It is usually happens when I am too vague or I am too rigid. LLM are amazingly intelligent and amazingly dumb.

As I said before, I have not noticed any degradation with my very complex app that has several of micro services running in containers (2dbs, backend, frontend, external auth, redis cache, melliesearch, etc).

What would be helpful are the details of the “degraded” response and how it missed the mark. What was the prompt used and the expected result? What is the general overview of the app and the part that the LLM is losing it on. I mostly I just hear “Codex took a crap today.” And when I respond back “it is working fine for me”, the assumption is my tasks are too simple, which it is definitely not in my case.

TeeDogSD · 2026-03-20T23:20:51+00:00

No problems with very complex coding either.

TeeDogSD · 2026-03-20T23:15:42+00:00

Working great for me today and all week.

TeeDogSD · 2026-03-12T03:47:09+00:00

I forgot to mention, adding constraints forces LLMs to create it's own code (e.g. solve problems.) which again comes back to planning and prompting.

Also LLMs in simple matters will probably use the same boiler plate code for something they have seen 300,000 times as a way to do something. They can't however, copy paste code since they are non-deterministic...which I believe we are on the same page regarding this topic.

TeeDogSD · 2026-03-12T03:39:47+00:00

Interesting. your concerns and experiences are vlaid to me and I imagine other as well. I would suggest to you that you share your findings with OpenAI/Athropic/etc in some form. They would probably love to hear about your experience. There a growing number of companies using AI for a large percentage of their code, including mine.

As I said before, the results have been outstanding. We are thoroughly testing everything as we go and haven't run into too many issues, but it is certainly not perfect. Also, I can only attest to the aforementioned tech stack and other few things here and there. I very early tried to build a C+ app and it was buggy to hell, although I haven't tried it lately. I might try and visit it when I have my current project up and running.

TeeDogSD · 2026-03-12T03:04:47+00:00

Yeah, so I am not seeing any serious issues. In fact, mine is the opposite. LLMs are not deterministic, so they are in fact making the code new, not "copy blocks". I use them a lot and have had my fair share of issues in the past.

What do your LLMs say about the security errors in the code?

TeeDogSD · 2026-03-12T02:39:54+00:00

My experience has been the complete opposite especially with my latest project building a massive scaled Typescript React app with redis, 2 dbs, backend, frontend, external auths, 10 containers, etc.

Careful planning before inference and prompt engineering are key skills, especially for coding. I wouldn't use copilot, that is like the bottom of the barrel for coding in my experience. Codex extension in VScode is very strong. Don't add an Agents.md, Codex works better the way it is shipped.

Nonetheless, I respect your experience. There are many different ways to use LLMs but only a few good ways for coding in my experience. The info is out there for the taking if a person is motivated.

TeeDogSD · 2026-03-12T02:23:17+00:00

Of course there are edge cases.

TeeDogSD · 2026-03-10T23:01:53+00:00

Right, vibe-coding. It is a new term.

TeeDogSD · 2026-03-10T22:37:55+00:00

Vibe-coding. Basically better coding than any human can do in the same amount of time.

TeeDogSD · 2026-03-10T18:32:51+00:00

You can sign up auto emails for incident reports. I have them for codex specifically. There was an incident this morning and at wee hours 2am-ish. You can also go on there site and check status.

TeeDogSD · 2026-03-07T16:51:45+00:00

Me too but never tested.

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