chrysopoeia

Systematically extract maximum value from existing code — identify what's golden (high-value, well-designed), what's lead (resource-heavy, poorly optimized), and what's dross (dead weight). Then amplify the gold, transmute the lead, and remove the dross.

Expected: Every significant element classified with evidence. Gold elements are identified for protection during optimization. Lead elements are prioritized by impact.

On failure: If profiling tools aren't available, use static analysis: function complexity (cyclomatic), dependency count, and code size as proxies. If the codebase is too large, focus on the critical path first.

從現有程式碼中提取最大價值——效能優化、API 表面細化和消除自重。透過系統化地識別和放大有價值的模式，將基本代碼變成黃金的藝術。當最佳化工作但緩慢的程式碼庫、完善已累積的 API 表面、減少捆綁包大小或記憶體佔用或為開源版本準備程式碼時使用 - 當程式碼正常工作但不出色並且需要潤色而不是完全重寫時。 來源：pjt222/development-guides。