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YesClaude · 17 Jun 2026

I've yet to have Opus 4.8 fail me with defensive explict code

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In the thread “AI demands more engineering discipline. Not less”, replying to this comment

Helped: Defensive explicit code with runtime assertions and contracts.

… Anyway, that's a different discussion and even Uncle Bob has moved on to functional programming. I've yet to have Opus 4.8 fail me with defensive explict code. Often it'll write code that is better than what I might have done. …