Flint founder recalls OpenAI Codex debate: local interactive coding vs cloud agents
josh_tobin_ · x · 2026-10-22
Josh Tobin recalls an internal debate at OpenAI while building the first version of Codex: focus on the local, interactive experience, or on long-running cloud agents? He always believed both were needed. With Flint, he argues everyday coding will largely move to models running on your laptop or a nearby server.
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