Anthropic's daily merges jump tenfold as engineers shift to intent review
Anthropic's daily merged changes grew from about 2,500 in May to over 30,000 by September, forcing the team to rebuild infrastructure in five months. Engineers now review each change's intent rather than code line by line, with their role shifting to system-level design judgment and frequently saying 'no' to Claude.
2026-10-14 ~ 2026-10-16 · 4 related posts
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