The bug was coordination, not code

· Avelino · April 24, 2026, noon
Summary
This blog post discusses the failure of a product not due to code issues but because of coordination missteps among teams. It highlights a case study where three different teams made reasonable decisions that ultimately led to model degradation, emphasizing the importance of understanding process overlaps rather than just focusing on code quality. The author references a postmortem by Anthropic detailing the changes that contributed to the issue.
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