Hash the Output Tree Before You Extract One Helper
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A messy repo does not need a rewrite first. It needs a frozen output tree as the oracle. Then you extract one pure helper. Stop there. AI diffs look tidy and still change behavior. Cheap generation does not make cheap verification. A directory hash catches drift before reviews do. The actual failur…
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- 2026-09-05 10:00 · DEV Community — AI
Hash the Output Tree Before You Extract One Helper