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openai / codex

codex

Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal

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135.1KGitHub stars
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What it is

Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal

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Where it is used

No documented product use was verified in the last source check.

What people are saying

I love the fact that they're advertising the latest Codex Cli while most Windows users had to rollback/downgrade to an older version because of the annoying excessive terminal…

coverband used a recommendation phrase. 2 indexed comments match. This is a phrase match, not a verdict.

Critical Commenters criticize the repository for excluding .NET support by default and for rejecting community contributions with poor communication. Other comments highlight a specific bug where the model accidentally truncated its thinking process due to efficiency improvements.

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Critical

Commenters criticize the repository for excluding .NET support by default and for rejecting community contributions with poor communication. Other comments highlight a specific bug where the model accidentally truncated its thinking process due to efficiency improvements.

Supporting reply 1 · Supporting reply 2 · 3 discussions summarized

Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 2:17:07 AM UTC.

Announcing .NET 11 direct repository linkDebated

The discussion is characterized by a split between praise for .NET 11's technical features and severe criticism of Microsoft's aggressive upgrade cycle, alongside a contentious debate comparing C#'s complexity against Go's simplicity. Participants disagree on whether the ecosystem's maturity justifies the migration burden and argue over specific language design choices like ConfigureAwait and generics.

306 readable replies · Supporting reply 1 · Supporting reply 2 · Supporting reply 3 · Supporting reply 4 · Supporting reply 5 · Supporting reply 6 · Supporting reply 7 · Supporting reply 8

Showing the three threads with the most distinct people linking this repo, from 29 threads this week.

Mentions over time

HN mentions by month218 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2025-04-16 17:17:12 UTC to 2026-10-27 23:04:47 UTC.

0102030402025-04-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 11 mentions; 2 submissions, 9 commentsApr 20252025-05-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-06-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 5 mentions; 1 submissions, 4 comments2025-06-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-07-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 10 mentions; 3 submissions, 7 comments2025-07-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 5 mentions; 1 submissions, 4 comments2025-08-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 4 mentions; 0 submissions, 4 comments2025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-10-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 8 mentions; 2 submissions, 6 comments2025-10-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-11-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 1 submissions, 2 comments2025-11-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 12 mentions; 6 submissions, 6 comments2025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 8 mentions; 2 submissions, 6 comments2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 13 mentions; 4 submissions, 9 commentsJan 20262026-02-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-03-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 14 mentions; 6 submissions, 8 comments2026-03-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-04-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 9 mentions; 1 submissions, 8 comments2026-04-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-05-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 14 mentions; 6 submissions, 8 comments2026-05-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-06-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 9 mentions; 2 submissions, 7 comments2026-06-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-07-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 15 mentions; 6 submissions, 9 comments2026-07-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-08-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 41 mentions; 10 submissions, 31 comments2026-08-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-09-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 11 mentions; 6 submissions, 5 comments2026-09-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 10 mentions; 1 submissions, 9 comments2026-10-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-11-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 16 mentions; 4 submissions, 12 commentsOct 2026

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
Apr 20252025-04-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-05-01 00:00:00 UTC1129
May 20252025-05-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-06-01 00:00:00 UTC514
Jun 20252025-06-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-07-01 00:00:00 UTC1037
Jul 20252025-07-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-08-01 00:00:00 UTC514
Aug 20252025-08-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC404
Sep 20252025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-10-01 00:00:00 UTC826
Oct 20252025-10-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-11-01 00:00:00 UTC312
Nov 20252025-11-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC1266
Dec 20252025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC826
Jan 20262026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-02-01 00:00:00 UTC1349
Feb 20262026-02-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-03-01 00:00:00 UTC1468
Mar 20262026-03-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-04-01 00:00:00 UTC918
Apr 20262026-04-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-05-01 00:00:00 UTC1468
May 20262026-05-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-06-01 00:00:00 UTC927
Jun 20262026-06-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-07-01 00:00:00 UTC1569
Jul 20262026-07-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-08-01 00:00:00 UTC411031
Aug 20262026-08-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-09-01 00:00:00 UTC1165
Sep 20262026-09-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-10-01 00:00:00 UTC1019
Oct 20262026-10-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-11-01 00:00:00 UTC16412

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