Codex uses Perl to talk to SQL Server, and it's hilarious
aronchick · x · 2026-09-26
A viral observation: OpenAI's Codex, when dealing with SQL Server, chose Perl as its intermediary — a hilariously cursed tech stack choice that captures how coding agents improvise with legacy tools when facing unfamiliar environments.
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