Use the Mikado Method to do safe changes in a complex codebase

The Mikado Method breaks complex refactors into small subtasks, tracked on a dependency graph. You make short timeboxed attempts (5-15 minutes), revert anything that fails, record what prerequisite you're missing, and try again. Only working code gets committed. The result is safe, incremental progress through legacy codebases without the usual all-or-nothing gamble.

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