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Oct 20, 2026 · Backend Development

Before AI Refactors Legacy Code: Lock Down These Behaviors First

The article outlines a safe approach for AI-assisted legacy refactoring: define behavioral baselines with stakeholders, capture repeatable test samples covering normal and edge cases, compare old and new outputs in isolation, refactor incrementally with continuous regression, and verify rollback compatibility for data and interfaces.

AI refactoringDanilo SatoMartin Fowler

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Before AI Refactors Legacy Code: Lock Down These Behaviors First

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Sep 13, 2026 · Backend Development

Spring Data 4.1: Type-Safe Property Paths Turn String Sorting into Compile-Time Checks

Spring Data 4.1 introduces type-safe property paths using method references like Sort.by(Order::getCreatedAt) and TypedPropertyPath for nested fields, replacing error-prone string-based sorting with compile-time checks and IDE refactoring support across JPA, JDBC, MongoDB, and other Spring Data modules.

Compile-time ChecksJPAMethod References

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Spring Data 4.1: Type-Safe Property Paths Turn String Sorting into Compile-Time Checks