Characterize the Boundary, Not the Module: An Import-Graph Gate for Messy Refactors
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Characterize the Boundary, Not the Module: An Import-Graph Gate for Messy Refactors The rule: characterize only the symbols other modules import. Then change one of them. Whole-module characterization tests cost weeks on a messy repo. They also rot fast. The boundary is smaller, testable, and it is…
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- 2026-10-20 01:28 · DEV Community — AI
Characterize the Boundary, Not the Module: An Import-Graph Gate for Messy Refactors