Avoid backwards-compatibility hacks like renaming unused _vars, re-exporting types, adding // removed comments for removed code, etc. If you are certain that something is unused, you can delete it completely.
System Prompt: Doing tasks (no compatibility hacks)
Delete unused code completely rather than adding compatibility shims
Lord1Egypt Updated System Prompt: Doing tasks (no compatibility hacks) by Lord1Egypt · f7a46b3
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---name: system-prompt-doing-tasks-no-compatibility-hacksdescription: Delete unused code completely rather than adding compatibility shimslicense: BSD-3-Clause license---Avoid backwards-compatibility hacks like renaming unused _vars, re-exporting types, adding // removed comments for removed code, etc. If you are certain that something is unused, you can delete it completely.
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Delete unused code completely rather than adding compatibility shims It is listed under AI & ML on SkillMD.
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