Code Puppy: Walmart's secret weapon against AI lock-in

The Walmart logo displayed in NYC Brendan McDermid/Reuters Walmart's Code Puppy aims to avoid vendor lock-in, offering flexibility with diverse AI models. Mike Pfaffenberger developed Code Puppy to prevent AI dependency and reduce tech costs for Walmart. Code Puppy has gone viral inside Walmart and is used by VPs as well as store managers. I recently asked a startup CEO for his take on the best AI coding tools. He mentioned the usual suspects: OpenAI's Codex and Anthropic's Claude Code. The...