Trying Codex For The First Time Was… Confusing

AI coding tools are evolving incredibly fast - but the user experience may not be keeping up. In this episode, Matt shares his first experience trying Codex on Windows and how a simple attempt to generate a classic Snake game quickly turned into a confusing experience filled with permission prompts, unclear setup steps, and rapidly draining usage credits. This sparks a larger discussion about whether AI development tools are moving so quickly that UX is being left behind. In this episode Matt and Mike discuss the gap between tools like ChatGPT and more advanced coding environments like Codex, why developer tools can still feel intimidating even with AI doing the coding, and how today’s AI ecosystem feels a lot like the early days of crypto - powerful but sometimes chaotic. Show Notes: Use our Scrimba affiliate link ( ) for a 20% discount!! Full details in show notes.

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Trying Codex For The First Time Was… Confusing is an episode from HTML All The Things - Web Development, Web Design, Small Business by Matt Lawrence and Mike Karan.

This episode is 46:51 long.

This episode was published on Mar 24, 2026.

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