Davey's blog post about his reactions to the success of The Stanley Parable is a good way to figure out what his headspace was while making The Beginner's Guide. I had read it beforehand and it made it seem pretty clear to me that The Beginner's Guide is generally about Davey's struggles to come to terms with what The Stanley Parable (and its success) meant to others versus what it meant to himself. The falling out between Coda and Davey is probably in some way representative of Davey struggling to balance his own artistic ambitions (Coda) with a desire to make something worthwhile for others (Davey).
Also, Coda's last game was made in the exact same month and year the original Stanley Parable mod was released, which fits just a little too neatly for me to believe Coda is real.
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