Let Opus 4.5 Handle the Risky Upgrade
When regression tests are lacking but upgrades can't wait, let AI do the heavy lifting while you focus on other work
Oof, our regression tests are not good for that part of the product.
But we really need to upgrade, the risk of being out of date is starting to outweigh everything else.
Enter Opus 4.5. Check on it in a couple of hours while you work on something else.
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