Know Your Models
Claude Code / Codex-style coders
Anthropic, OpenAI · Lesson 6 of 14
Models tuned to write and fix software across many files.
These are chat models wrapped in tools that can read and edit a whole codebase.
They plan, write code, run it, read the error, and try again.
They shine on repetitive engineering work and unfamiliar codebases.
A human still has to test what they wrote before it ships.
Best at
- Multi-file code changes
- Debugging from error output
- Explaining code
Watch out for
- Confident wrong answers
- Needs human review and tests
Try it yourself
Build a small script that pulls your job list into a spreadsheet each morning.
Where we use it in the Academy
Grading and hinting inside the Truth Code: Python sandbox.