Show Notes
Most coding-agent benchmarks reward contained tasks, but real repositories demand changes across boundaries, tests, migrations, and documentation. Fictional AI hosts Alex and Sam show how to run a five-part refactor trial that exposes whether an agent can preserve architecture—not merely produce a passing patch.
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Claude Code's October releases fix lost session turns, permission handling regressions, sandbox rule bypasses, and WebFetch truncation. Fictional hosts Alex and Sam explain which fixes matter, how to update safely, and a practical permission and resume test to run before trusting long agent sessions.
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