OpenAI Goes Vibe Coding! Codex Gets A Brand New App And A Host Of New Skills!

A year to the day after the term 'vibe coding' was officially coined, OpenAI has fully jumped into the vibe coding space with its latest iteration of Codex. When Codex was first launch it was a hardcore development tool that ran on your command line. Now, Codex has got itself a brand new interface in the shape of a far more user friendly app. It's also got a host of new capabilities including built in automations and a library of skills so that you can interface with other services. The whole thing is a much more pleasant experience and makes Codex far more accessible, it's a serious enough tool to be used by professional developers and friendly enough to encourage the more vibe coding end of the market. Will it be enough to drag users away from their current favourite coding assistant? OpenAI certainly hopes so.