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Choose validations, preconditions, postconditions, and non-blocking checks by what they know and whether failure should stop a plan or apply.
Design predictable module interfaces with precise object types, optional attributes, null handling, and validations that explain caller mistakes.
Use Haiku BTextControl without mixing edit notifications with submission, while preserving user input and validating the current text safely.
Keep AppKit menus truthful with responder-chain validation, inexpensive menu updates, clear command ownership, and tests for changing selection and document state.
Design PowerShell function parameters with explicit types, validation attributes, pipeline behavior, and failure cases that callers can predict.