sqlite-utils 4.0rc4 released, incorporating Claude Fable 5 review feedback
Simon Willison released sqlite-utils 4.0rc4, the last release candidate before the stable 4.0 release. The RC incorporates feedback from a detailed review by Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 model, and the code was mostly written by Claude Fable 5 for a cost of about $149.25.
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