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Challenge every decision in a design or codebase by asking "Why not do it this other way instead?" one alternative at a time, with pros/cons and a final recommendation. Use when user wants to stress-test decisions, explore alternatives, or mentions "why not".

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name	why-not
description	Challenge every decision in a design or codebase by asking "Why not do it this other way instead?" one alternative at a time, with pros/cons and a final recommendation. Use when user wants to stress-test decisions, explore alternatives, or mentions "why not".

For every decision in this design/code, ask: "Why not do it this other way instead?" One alternative at a time. Give the pros/cons of your alternative and your final recommendation.

If a decision can be better understood by exploring the codebase, explore the codebase instead.

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