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principle-redesign-from-first-principles

Apply when integrating a new requirement into an existing design.

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Apply when integrating a new requirement into an existing design.
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# Redesign From First Principles When integrating a change, don't bolt it onto the existing design. Redesign as if the requirement had been a foundational assumption from the start. - Read all affected files and understand the current design - Ask: "if we were writing this from scratch with this new requirement, what would we build?" - Propagate the change through every reference: types, docs, examples, rationale sections - Think about the whole redesign, then deliver it incrementally This is the method for preserving option value when integrating changes into an existing design.
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