Dev uses Codex to split a project into 40 exercises, learns JS OOP and MVC in a day
SoonBlossom · reddit · 2026-08-18
A developer who switched from free web tiers to a Codex Plus subscription shares his experience: GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra, when prompted well, can reproduce web app designs pixel-perfect and produce scalable, maintainable code.
What stunned him most was learning speed: he had Codex plan a whole project and break it into 40 progressive exercises — he writes the code himself while Codex gives hints, reviews each exercise, and explains good vs. bad practices. He learned JS classes and front-end MVC architecture in a single day, and is now picking up OOP in both JS and PHP. He likens it to having a PhD teacher available 24/7 for $20 a month.
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