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Codex with GPT-5.4 vs Claude Code with Opus 4.6 — Why I Now Use Both
After using Claude Code with Opus 4.6 daily for almost a year, I spent a week with Codex and GPT-5.4. The verdict: neither tool wins outright. The combination — cross-model review, complementary strengths, operational resilience — is better than either alone.
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The App Store Said Yes
Two weeks ago I wrote "Still building. Still not done." Today DIALØGUE is live on the App Store. Here's what the last 40% actually looked like.
I Translated 3.9 Million Words in 4 Days with Parallel AI Agents
493 blog posts across 17 years, translated into 10 languages, ~4,900 files, ~3.9 million words. Claude Code's parallel agents made it possible — but the Korean disaster, the Cantonese voice problem, and the 5-hour usage cap taught me more than the successes.
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Nobody Tells You: The Real Work Starts After the AI Says 'Done'
No. 05AIWhat Happens After You Migrate: 8 Days of Compounding Returns
No. 06AIHow I Rebuilt My Blog Backend in 4 Days with Claude Code
No. 07AII Added 5 Languages to DIALØGUE in 48 Hours
No. 08AII Rebuilt My Entire AI Podcast App in 14 Days. I'm Terrified.
No. 09AII Completed My Biggest Site Redesign in Years. During Breakfast.
No. 10AIAI Without Memory Is Just an Expensive Chatbot
No. 11AIMarketing Teams Work Together. Now STRATUM Does Too.
No. 12AIMy Database Was "Correct." It Was Also 296x Too Slow.
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