ai4 min read
AI for Code Refactoring — Best Tools and Practices
Guide to using AI tools for efficient code refactoring while maintaining functionality.
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Refactoring
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backend5 min read
Monolith That Nobody Understands — When the Codebase Becomes a Black Box
Five years of "just make it work" and your monolith has become a 300,000-line codebase that nobody fully understands. Functions call functions that call functions across domain boundaries. Every change is risky. Senior engineers hoard context. Onboarding takes months.
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migration10 min read
The Strangler Fig Pattern — Migrating Legacy Systems Without a Big Bang Rewrite
Incrementally replace a legacy system by routing new traffic through new code, gradually strangling the old system until it can be decommissioned.
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typescript11 min read
TypeScript Strict Mode in Large Codebases — Enabling It Without Breaking Everything
Enable strict mode incrementally in large codebases. Use migration strategies, utility types, discriminated unions for errors, branded types for safety, and satisfies for inference.
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