This is what Codex thinks about me
The prompt that started it
I asked Codex to read my posts so it could learn my tone, then interview me to fill out my About page. It started like a job interview. I tried to make it fun. It was not. So I told it to search the internet for me and pull everything it could find.
It did. Then it wrote a character sheet. This post is the human translation with some memes, a few receipts, and a little bit of self roast. It also felt weirdly accurate at times, which is both cool and slightly unsettling. 🤖
Character sheet (as reported by Codex)
Name: Ruben Casas
Class: Staff Vibe Engineer
Subclass: Google Dev Expert
Guild: Postman
Origin: Colombia
Base: South East England, UK (14 years and counting)
Languages: English and Spanish
Party: Married with two kids
Alignment: Pragmatic optimist with a slightly chaotic build
Special moves:
Catchphrase: "The IDE is dead. Vibe engineering killed it." 😅
This last one is not a joke. I fully believe it. Once you use coding agents daily, you realize the IDE is more like a nice front end. The muscle is elsewhere now.
It also added the line "building mildly interesting things with AI" which is hilarious because it sounds like a humble brag and a burn at the same time. That is exactly my tone. ✅
What it found online (aka receipts)
Codex basically went on a mini scavenger hunt. Here is the condensed version:
In other words, I am pretty consistent across platforms, which probably means I either have a strong personal brand or I copy paste my bio everywhere. The truth is yes.
The human side quests
Codex asked for fun facts and I gave it the good stuff. These are real, and yes, I want this part to be huge on the About page.
Wingfoiling sounds like a made up hobby, but it is the best. Cold water swimming sounds like self inflicted suffering, but it is basically a reset button. Playing four instruments is a whole story that I should probably write about at some point. The tour guide thing is my favorite party trick. I know too much about the City of London and I can do the accent if you ask nicely. 😂
The podcasts that live in my brain
You asked for this list so here it is. This is basically my commute and my gym session.
The range here is deliberate. I am either thinking about architecture, AI, and startups, or I am listening to random facts about how elevators work. There is no middle ground.
The hot take section
I told Codex my hot take and it did not blink. The IDE is dead. Vibe engineering killed it. With coding agents in the loop, the stack matters a lot less. I still care about the fundamentals, but the way we build software is shifting under our feet. We are moving from typing code to orchestrating it.
The interesting part is not that AI can write code. The interesting part is that the bottleneck is now intent, not syntax. So your job is to be clear, curious, and slightly obsessive about what good looks like.
If you disagree, cool. I will see you on the other side in a year. 😎
YouTube rabbit hole
If you want to see the weird side of what I build, start here:
Also the main channel lives here: https://www.youtube.com/@RubenCasas
These are not polished documentary level videos. They are "I had a wild idea and shipped it" videos, which I think is the more honest kind.
Why I asked Codex this in the first place
I am rebuilding my site and I wanted the About page to feel real. Not the boring LinkedIn version. The character sheet vibe made me laugh. It felt accurate without being too serious. That is the energy I want.
I also like the idea of letting the machine read my work and hold up a mirror. It is a fun little test of consistency. Also it is an excuse to add memes to a blog post, which is always a win. 💯
The summary I actually want you to remember
If you made it this far... why?
That is it. That is the whole build. Thanks for reading.
If you are future me reading this, keep shipping. If you are a stranger, welcome. If you are Codex, stop reading my diary. 😅