The author observes that the issue count on their GitHub project increases despite completing tasks, as finishing larger issues often leads to the creation of smaller ones. This results in a net gain of issues, making it difficult to measure actual progress. They suggest finding a better metric to track the reduction of missing functionality.

The article provides a postmortem analysis of three recent issues encountered by Anthropic, focusing on their causes and the lessons learned from each incident. It emphasizes the importance of thorough testing and proactive measures in software development to prevent similar problems in the future.