Characterize the Failure Path First: A Fault Matrix Before Your Smallest Refactor
Output snapshots tell you what legacy code returns. They rarely tell you what it does before it fails . That gap is where small refactors break production. This post builds a fault matrix first, then makes one change. The claim is narrow. Before you touch a messy function, record its ordered side e…
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- 2026-11-09 09:37 · DEV Community — AI
Characterize the Failure Path First: A Fault Matrix Before Your Smallest Refactor