Three independently ugly bugs that all fed the same log flood:
* Electron's `WebFrameMain.send` writes every "Render frame was disposed"
to stderr via `console.error`. When the worker fans a second
agent-event past a reloading renderer, we produced thousands of
identical lines and stalled the main loop on stderr I/O. Added a
`mainFrame.detached` guard so the send is short-circuited before
Electron's own catch block fires, and installed a targeted filter in
`suppress-warnings.ts` (now actually imported from the entry point)
so the specific `console.error("Error sending from webFrameMain:"…)`
noise never reaches the terminal. Any other payload still surfaces.
* `dispatchAgentMessage` accepted the human-reader sentinel as a wake
target when an agent replied to `__board__` — `wakeAgentIfPossible`
then called `db.getAgent("__board__")`, threw, and the dispatcher
kept repeating on every send. Strip `HUMAN_SENDER_ID` at
`resolveMessageWakeTargets`, and keep a defense-in-depth guard in the
heartbeat so a stray caller (future automation fan-out) cannot
reintroduce the crash.
* Pi's skills loader rejects any SKILL.md whose frontmatter `name`
diverges from its parent directory. The four bundled `my-writing-style`
copies declared `name: writing-style-skill`, so every install emitted
a warning and dropped the skill. They also lived as orphan gitlinks
(mode 160000 without .gitmodules), and the global `*.md` gitignore
hid every other SKILL.md from version control. Fixed the frontmatter
to match the dir, converted the dangling submodules to plain trees,
and allowlisted `builtin-skills/**/*.md` so a fresh clone carries the
catalogue instead of silently losing it.
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title: Keep Classes Small
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impact: MEDIUM
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impactDescription: enables comprehension and focused testing
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tags: class, size, srp, cohesion
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---
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## Keep Classes Small
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Classes should be small. With functions, we measure size by counting lines. With classes, we count responsibilities. A class should have only one reason to change.
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**Incorrect (large class with multiple responsibilities):**
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```java
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public class SuperDashboard extends JFrame implements MetaDataUser {
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public String getCustomizerLanguagePath() { /* ... */ }
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public void setSystemConfigPath(String path) { /* ... */ }
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public String getSystemConfigDocument() { /* ... */ }
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public void setSystemConfigDocument(String doc) { /* ... */ }
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public boolean getGuruState() { /* ... */ }
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public boolean getNoviceState() { /* ... */ }
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public boolean getOpenSourceState() { /* ... */ }
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public void showObject(MetaObject object) { /* ... */ }
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public void showProgress(String s) { /* ... */ }
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public boolean isMetadataDirty() { /* ... */ }
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public void setIsMetadataDirty(boolean dirty) { /* ... */ }
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public Component getLastFocusedComponent() { /* ... */ }
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// 70+ more methods...
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}
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```
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**Correct (small focused classes):**
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```java
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public class Version {
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public int getMajorVersionNumber() { /* ... */ }
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public int getMinorVersionNumber() { /* ... */ }
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public int getBuildNumber() { /* ... */ }
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}
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public class Dashboard extends JFrame {
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private final Version version;
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private final UserPreferences preferences;
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private final ProgressIndicator progress;
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public void show() { /* ... */ }
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}
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public class UserPreferences {
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public Language getLanguage() { /* ... */ }
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public boolean isNovice() { /* ... */ }
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public boolean isGuru() { /* ... */ }
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}
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public class ProgressIndicator {
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public void showProgress(String message) { /* ... */ }
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public void hideProgress() { /* ... */ }
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}
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```
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**Single Responsibility Principle (SRP):** A class should have one, and only one, reason to change.
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Reference: [Clean Code, Chapter 10: Classes](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/clean-code-a/9780136083238/)
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