Codex course

Module 1 of 14

Choose a Safe Place for Your Project

Time: about 10 minutes

Difficulty: Beginner

No programming experience needed.

What you'll learn

  • What a project is.
  • How to approve a safe location for your app work.

Step-by-step instructions

  1. Keep using the Codex task from Module 0. Do not start a new one unless Codex tells you to.
  2. Type this message and press Return:
Codex message

Please suggest a safe location on this computer for my my-task-list project. Explain in plain English why you chose that location and whether you need my permission to use it. Do not create anything yet.

How to check it worked: Codex suggests one location, explains why, and says whether it needs permission.

  1. When the location makes sense, type:
Codex message

That location is fine. Please create the my-task-list project there. If you need a permission prompt, explain what it is for before I approve it. Tell me when the project is ready, but do not create the website yet.

If something doesn't work

If Codex suggests a location you do not understand, type:

Codex message

Please explain that location in simpler words. I want to know where my project will be before I approve it.

What just happened?

You approved a project location before Codex created anything. A project is the collection of files for one app. Keeping those files together makes future changes easier and reduces the chance of changing the wrong thing.

You also practised approving a plan before work begins. This is a useful habit whenever a request might be bigger than one small change.

Module checklist

  • The my-task-list project exists in a location you approved.
  • You understand that it holds the files for one app.

Next module: You will check what setup is needed, then create and open your first web page.