alt Hacker NewsHow do you get codex to generate any code?
I describe the problem and codex runs in circles basically:
codex> I see the problem clearly. Let me create a plan so that I can implement it. The plan is X, Y, Z. Do you want me to implement this?
me> Yes please, looks good. Go ahead!
codex> Okay. Thank you for confirming. So I am going to implement X, Y, Z now. Shall I proceeed?
me> Yes, proceed.
codex> Okay. Implementing.
...codex is working... you see the internal monologue running in circles
codex> Here is what I am going to implement: X, Y, Z
me> Yes, you said that already. Go ahead!
codex> Working on it.
...codex in doing something...
codex> After examining the problem more, indeed, the steps should be X, Y, Z. Do you want me to implement them?
etc.
Very much every sessions ends up being like this. I was unable to get any useful code apart from boilerplate JS from it since 5.4
So instead I just use ChatGPT to create a plan and then ask Opus to code, but it's a hit and miss. Almost every time the prompt seems to be routed to cheaper model that is very dumb (but says Opus 4.6 when asked). I have to start new session many times until I get a good model.
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Do you have to put it in a build/execute mode (separate from a planning mode) to allow it to move on? I use opencode, and that's how it works.
It's just like subscription based MMORPGs that delay you as much as possible every step of the way because that's the way they can extract more money from you. If you pay for the tokens it's not in their benefit to give you the answer directly.