principle-redesign-from-first-principles

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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 there 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.