The Revert Residue Check: Prove Your Small Refactor Leaves Nothing Behind
A refactor is only as small as its residue. You can pin golden outputs, run the suite green, merge the patch, and still ship a change that cannot be undone. The suite told you the output matched. It never told you the process was clean. This post adds one gate after your characterization tests: app…
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- 2026-11-07 23:01 · DEV Community — AI
The Revert Residue Check: Prove Your Small Refactor Leaves Nothing Behind