Not the OP but my Fable says something to the effect of "I'm afraid I can't do that Dave" and very obviously (not secretly) downgrades to Opus. I work in life sciences.
*All* my work as a solo consultant/contractor was from former colleagues who needed "trusted pair of hands" to deal with a project, or former colleagues introducing me to new people.
People hire you because they want something done with zero hassle. It is a risk to go with someone you don't know or haven't had someone vouch for.
You're fortunate! Deadbolts are no match for our 22 month old... He already figured out how to disarm three types of safety latches, and he's halfway to opening the safety gates.
I don't want to show him too much television, but it's the only thing that keeps him in one place
I'm not sure a staging environment would have caught it.
I often find Claude makes changes that _look_ reasonable, but it's only when I really dig in (e.g. when refactoring) that I realise there's insidious problems.
I can imagine the author making the changes in a staging environment, seeing that it _appears_ to be ok, then blowing up production anyway.
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