Refactoring legacy code safely and incrementally

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Generate a safe, incremental refactoring plan with concrete code examples, tests, and git strategies to modernize legacy code without regressions. Produces step-by-step tasks, PR descriptions, and sample refactored code tailored to your stack and goals.

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Translating vague feature ideas into technical requirements

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