Debt Repayment Methods

The strangler fig pattern reduces replacement risk by avoiding a single large rewrite. The Mikado Method prevents cleanup from becoming an uncontrolled rewrite. The strangler fig pattern replaces a system by building a new system alongside…

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The strangler fig pattern reduces replacement risk by avoiding a single large rewrite. The Mikado Method prevents cleanup from becoming an uncontrolled rewrite. The strangler fig pattern replaces a system by building a new system alongside the old one and migrating features gradually. The Mikado Method maps dependencies by attempting a small change, reverting it, and recording what broke. Debt repayment should keep the system shippable during cleanup.