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I don't think the comparison to programming languages holds, maybe very tenuously at best. Coding assistants evolve constantly, you can't even be talking about

I don't think the comparison to programming languages holds, maybe very tenuously at best. Coding assistants evolve constantly, you can't even be talking about "Codex" without specifying the time range (ie, Codex 2025-10) because it's different from quarter to quarter. Same with CC. I believe this is the main source of disagreement / disappointment when people read opinions / reviews, then proceed to have an experience very different from expected. Ironically, this constant improvement/evolution erodes product loyalty -- personally, I'm a creature of habit and will stay with a tool past its expiry date; with coding assistants / sota llms, I cancel and switch subscriptions all the time.

mergesort 10mo ago
Heya, author of the post here! I think you're right in everything you've said, but I want to note that the programming language comparison was meant to be metaphorical more than literal. Everything is changing so fast (as I mention in the post a few times), but I have seen some (far from all) people get locked into Claude Code or Codex in a way where they won't even consider alternatives the same way people they chose Ruby to start their career and now identify as Ruby developers. My goal was to open people's minds just a little bit by saying exactly what you're getting at — everything is moving fast and we should be reassessing often. A meaningful difference is that you can start a codebase with Claude Code and then switch to Codex with almost no friction, while you can't just migrate a TypeScript app to Python in 15 minutes. All that's to say, we agree!