legacy-code-refactor
openbooklet.com/s/legacy-code-refactoropenbooklet.com/s/legacy-code-refactor@1.0.0GET /api/v1/skills/legacy-code-refactorSystematically modernize legacy JavaScript or TypeScript code. Use when asked to refactor, modernize, clean up, or update old code. Identifies anti-patterns (var declarations, callback hell, prototype chains, magic numbers, missing error handling), explains each change, applies safe transformations, and adds tests. Step-by-step methodology ensures the code behaves identically before and after refactoring.
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