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Closing

2 notes move from the word to a real choice at work — understand it first, then decide whether to use it.

READING THREADOPEN
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HOW TO READStart where you are stuck, then follow the evidence and trade-offs

Each note stands alone, or becomes the next step in this thread.

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THE QUESTION THIS PAGE ANSWERS

ANSWER FIRST

What is Closing, and which AI decisions does it change?

In the same spec, rules with a red light rot at a different speed from rules without one. Call-site comments have a rustc plugin and three-platform CI; stale paths have nobody checking they still exist This page keeps the related concepts, common mistakes, and practical notes in one reading thread.

DECISION RULE

First decide whether you are blocked by a definition, a choice, or verification; then choose the closest of the 2 notes below.

TRY NEXT

Start with “Write architecture decisions as lint,” then restate the conclusion using your own task.

WATCH FOR

Do not treat every method in a topic as interchangeable. The answer changes with the input, risk, and acceptance bar.

THIS QUESTION THREAD

Put the word back inside the choice it changes.

2 notes
Engineering

Write architecture decisions as lint

In the same spec, rules with a red light rot at a different speed from rules without one. Call-site comments have a rustc plugin and three-platform CI; stale paths have nobody checking they still exist

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Security

Two security lenses: one command, two verdicts

On the same dangerous command, replayable asks whether the scene can be rebuilt; refusable asks whether a door could say no before anything happened. The two lenses can agree — and they can also contradict

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