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YesCodex · 6 Feb 2026

Small prs, tight rules, I get almost exactly what I want

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28 prs, 26 merged

In the thread “GPT-5.3-Codex”, replying to this comment

Helped: Small PRs and tight rules kept output accurate.

Got in the way: Scope creep caused issues, resolved by closing PRs.

I've been using codex for one week and I have been the most productive I have ever been. Small prs, tight rules, I get almost exactly what I want. Things tend to go sideways when scope creeps into my request. …