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To prevent LLM coding errors during refactoring, apply behavioral guidelines enforcing surgical edits, explicit assumption surfacing, and minimal viable code. This structured approach ensures focused modifications and reduces complexity in production environments.

LLM best practices for writing minimal viable code involve stating assumptions before implementation, avoiding speculative features, and enforcing simplicity. This ensures only the necessary code is written without over-abstraction.

Define verifiable success criteria for multi-step software development tasks by establishing goal-oriented execution metrics before coding. This requires explicit assumption surfacing to ensure tasks are completed correctly and efficiently.

Yes, you can use these coding guidelines for complex function refactoring. They promote surgical editing by touching only required parts, defining clear tests for changes, and avoiding introducing new issues.

Your LLM generates over-abstractions and speculative features because it lacks simplicity enforcement. Applying structured guidelines guides the model to write the minimum necessary code and avoid speculative additions during code generation.