Design the shape you would choose if the requirement had existed from day one, then migrate toward that shape. Use when when integrating a new requirement into a design that keeps fighting it.
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description: Design the shape you would choose if the requirement had existed from day one, then migrate toward that shape. Use when when integrating a new requirement into a design that keeps fighting it.
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# Redesign from First Principles
## Trigger
When integrating a new requirement into a design that keeps fighting it.
## Rule
Design the shape you would choose if the requirement had existed from day one, then migrate toward that shape.
## Application
1. Name the concrete decision this principle changes.
2. Apply the rule to that decision, not as a decorative citation.
3. Prefer evidence from the current repository/runtime over generic preference.
4. If the principle conflicts with an explicit user constraint, keep the constraint and state the tradeoff.
