OpenAI's team built an internal product over five months with zero manually-written code, using Codex agents to generate approximately one million lines across 1,500 pull requests. The experiment revealed that engineering work shifts from writing code to designing environments, creating feedback loops, and building scaffolding
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We started with an empty git repositoryRedefining the role of the engineerIncreasing application legibilityWe made repository knowledge the system of recordAgent legibility is the goalEnforcing architecture and tasteThroughput changes the merge philosophyWhat “agent-generated” actually meansIncreasing levels of autonomyEntropy and garbage collectionWhat we’re still learningSort: