Record the Hot Path, Then Extract One Seam
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Messy modules do not need a grand rewrite. They need a lock on observed inputs and outputs. Extract one seam only after that lock stays green. Coding agents often treat current output as accidental noise. Brownfield branches encode money, retries, and odd quirks. Those quirks are the real product c…
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- 2026-09-04 18:49 · DEV Community — AI
Record the Hot Path, Then Extract One Seam