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Lock the Public Surface Before the Refactor: A Manifest Gate for AI-Proposed Diffs

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Tests can pass while the public surface quietly changes. A rename, a new required argument, a fresh exception type — green build, broken callers. The fix is a gate, not more tests. This is the second half of a messy-repo refactor. First you pin behavior with characterization tests. Then you allow e…

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  1. 2026-10-27 22:06 · DEV Community — AI
    Lock the Public Surface Before the Refactor: A Manifest Gate for AI-Proposed Diffs

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