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# [Claude 4.7 Will Quietly Break Your Prompts and Harness. Here's How to Fix Them.](https://jvertrees.hashnode.dev/claude-4-7-will-quietly-break-your-prompts-and-harness-here-s-how-to-fix-them?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

The prompt that said "follow best practices for error handling" stopped meaning anything the day Claude Opus 4.7 shipped. Under 4.6, that phrase produced a reasonable try/except, input validation, and

Apr 21 · 7 min read · jvertrees.hashnode.dev  
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I'm a CTO and founder with nearly two decades of experience driving growth and transformation through technology. At Stronghold Investment Management, I led the development of a systematic real asset trading platform and modernized everything from Salesforce strategy to custom cloud-native infrastructure. My background spans commercial real estate, e-commerce, and private markets — always focused on delivering innovation, velocity, and meaningful business outcomes. I hold a PhD in Theoretical & Computational Biophysics and was recognized as a Google Developer Expert in Cloud. I build high-trust, high-output teams. I’ve rebuilt broken cultures, hired top-tier engineers, and helped early-stage and PE-backed companies scale with confidence. System modernization is my specialty — not just upgrading software, but aligning teams and infrastructure with what the business actually needs. Currently, I lead client engagements through Heavy Chain Engineering and am building Newroots.ai, an AI-driven relocation advisory platform.

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