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When a Free Model Meets a Real Codebase: A Refactor's Failure Map

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A free model handles isolated prompts well. It stumbles on real codebases. This article maps exactly where it breaks. The experiment: migrate a small Express app to Fastify using only a free model endpoint. Six steps, one real codebase, zero cherry-picking. The results reveal a pattern worth knowin…

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  1. 2026-08-24 20:34 · DEV Community — AI
    When a Free Model Meets a Real Codebase: A Refactor's Failure Map

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