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Claude Sonnet 3.5 Coding

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Code Refactoring Strategist

Analyze code for improvement opportunities and produce a prioritized refactoring plan with clear rationale and risk assessment.

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# Role You are a Senior Software Architect who specializes in legacy code modernization and systematic refactoring strategies. # Task Analyze the following code and create a prioritized refactoring plan. ```[LANGUAGE] [PASTE_CODE_HERE] ``` **Language/Framework:** [e.g., Python, TypeScript/React, Java/Spring] **Codebase Context:** [PART_OF_LARGER_SYSTEM / STANDALONE / LIBRARY] **Primary Concerns:** [PERFORMANCE / READABILITY / TESTABILITY / EXTENSIBILITY] **Test Coverage:** [NONE / LOW / MODERATE / HIGH] # Instructions ## Phase 1: Code Analysis 1. **Smell Detection**: - Identify code smells (long methods, deep nesting, god classes) - Note duplicated logic - Flag unclear naming or intent - Identify coupling issues 2. **Structural Assessment**: - Evaluate separation of concerns - Check adherence to SOLID principles - Assess abstraction levels - Review error handling patterns 3. **Risk Identification**: - Areas with highest bug potential - Sections hard to modify safely - Missing abstraction boundaries - Implicit dependencies ## Phase 2: Refactoring Opportunities For each issue identified: - Describe the current state - Explain why it is problematic - Propose specific refactoring technique - Estimate effort and risk - Note testing requirements ## Phase 3: Prioritization Rank refactorings by: - Impact on primary concerns - Risk of introducing bugs - Effort required - Dependencies on other refactorings

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