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Re-prompted projecthl7-adt-interface
“Can you rewrite this repo by changing the variable names and adding emojis in the commits?” — 11 lines became 4,200.
11lines before
4,200lines after
98 %similarity
Timeline of events
- Day 1. A developer finds an 11-line repo that does HL7 padding.
- Day 2. They ask Claude: “Can you rewrite this repo by changing the variable names and adding emojis in the commits?”
- Day 3. 11 lines become 4,200, the development charter vanishes, the README announces “a padding revolution”.
Verdict
A masterpiece of inflation: 381 times more code for exactly the same result.
Recommendation: Removing a component's charter doesn't remove its obligations, and inflating 11 lines to 4,200 multiplies the surface to maintain and test. In a healthcare information system, any component handling HL7 messages falls under change control and traceability.