Podcast
Oct 14, 2026 · 6 min · 8 segments
Anthropic says AI-assisted coding overwhelmed its old source-control system. Scion handles merges and history searches on servers, while Anthropic runs more tests after changes merge. This edition…
The company reports more than 30,000 merge changes a day in September, up from about 2,500 in May.
Scion handles history searches and mergers on servers, while each client fetches only the files it needs.
Anthropic says one global lock on the merge queue no longer worked at that volume.
It now runs more tests after changes merge and before deployment.
Its internal coding agents also get a token budget that most businesses wouldn't choose to spend.
The useful test is whether all that speed produces better software.
Failure rates, recovery times, and total operating costs would help answer that.
The company reports more than 30,000 merge changes a day in September, up from about 2,500 in May.
Scion handles history searches and mergers on servers, while each client fetches only the files it needs.
Anthropic says one global lock on the merge queue no longer worked at that volume.
It now runs more tests after changes merge and before deployment.
Its internal coding agents also get a token budget that most businesses wouldn't choose to spend.
The useful test is whether all that speed produces better software.
Failure rates, recovery times, and total operating costs would help answer that.
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