Codex takes 15 minutes to fix a bug, then 10 more just to explain what it did
burkov · x · 2026-09-26
burkov shares a recurring Codex pattern: instruct it to fix a bug using approach A, wait 15 minutes for "The bug is fixed," ask whether it actually used approach A, and the agent replies "Let me analyze what I have done" before disappearing for another 10 minutes. A sharp one-liner on coding agents' failure to follow instructions and explain their own work.
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