Golden-Master a Tangled Script Before the Cleanup Diff
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Do not clean a tangled script before you freeze outputs. Write characterization tests against today's actual messy behavior. Only then apply the smallest safe change. AI diffs make local edits cheap and frequent. They do not make observable behavior cheap to verify. A messy repo hides effects in pr…
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- 2026-09-03 17:38 · DEV Community — AI
Golden-Master a Tangled Script Before the Cleanup Diff