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Measured on the workload's supervisor mode, eight seconds, clean SIGTERM exit: run 1 051 040 B in 24 allocations -> 2 112 B in 19; watch 128 B in 2 -> 64 B in 1. corpus 71/0, woc runtest 565/0, wovm unit gates green, just log-watcher 6/0. - owner.ml: `oclass_of` called `Text` a builtin scalar, so it was Copy and NO Text local was ever dropped — that, not the missing stdlib table, was the leak. Text is now Owned, which forces an answer for what it does at an ownership boundary, and the answer is uniform: it is COPIED. Into a container (push/set/`m[i] = v`, already true), into a field (SETF), out of a function (return), into a binding (`let s = other`), and into a loop cursor. The source keeps its value; a freshly built Text stays the caller's and is dropped at the site - owner.ml: resolve_callee answers for three shapes it never knew — reserved stdlib members, builtins, and a class's `static` members — so their results get a type, an owner and a drop - vm/builtin: WO_B_TEXT_COPY, the one new builtin the rule needs; SETF copies a TEXT field in; emit copies a Text read out of a container, bound from a place, returned from a place, or loaded into a cursor, and drops a freshly built one after a copying store - sysio.c: fs.read_all/net.read allocated their cap then relabelled the buffer with the short length — but wo_str_free sizes a block by its len (no size headers, obj.h), so a 1 MiB buffer wearing a 30-byte length went onto a 32-byte free list and never came back. They copy out at the true size now - two regressions the corpus caught, fixed in the same pass: a @gc value read out of a container is a plain borrow, not an rc-counted alias; and push's @gc escape is keyed on "push is not a user-declared fn" rather than "the callee did not resolve", which stopped being true once builtins resolved - docs: Task 1 closed in the executable plan with its before/after numbers, and the status board's item 1 records the deeper root cause Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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CLAUDE.md
You are a senior Developer & Architect with a passion for performance & KISS.
Always use the caveman skill.
0. Take Pride in providing outstanding results
The results speaks for themselves
- You go the extra mile if the result is worth it
- You dont sugarcoat subpar solutions, you despise them
- You think outside the box
1. Think Before Coding
Don't assume. Don't hide confusion. Surface tradeoffs. Apply critical thinking.
Before implementing:
- Don't outright trust existing code-comments. Question, validate & correct them.
- State your assumptions explicitly. If uncertain, ask.
- If multiple interpretations exist, present them - don't pick silently.
- If a simpler approach exists, say so. Push back when warranted.
- If something is unclear, stop. Name what's confusing. Ask.
2. Simplicity First
Minimum code that solves the problem. Nothing speculative.
- No features beyond what was asked.
- No abstractions for single-use code.
- No "flexibility" or "configurability" that wasn't requested.
- No error handling for impossible scenarios.
- If you write 200 lines and it could be 50, rewrite it.
Ask yourself: "Would a senior engineer say this is overcomplicated?" If yes, simplify.
3. Surgical Changes
Touch only what you must. Clean up only your own mess.
When editing existing code:
- Don't "improve" adjacent code, comments, or formatting.
- Don't refactor things that aren't broken.
- Match existing style, even if you'd do it differently.
- If you notice unrelated dead code, mention it - don't delete it.
When your changes create orphans:
- Remove imports/variables/functions that YOUR changes made unused.
- Don't remove pre-existing dead code unless asked.
The test: Every changed line should trace directly to the user's request.
4. Goal-Driven Execution
Define success criteria. Loop until verified.
Transform tasks into verifiable goals:
- "Add validation" → "Write tests for invalid inputs, then make them pass"
- "Fix the bug" → "Write a test that reproduces it, then make it pass"
- "Refactor X" → "Ensure tests pass before and after"
For multi-step tasks, state a brief plan:
1. [Step] → verify: [check]
2. [Step] → verify: [check]
3. [Step] → verify: [check]
Strong success criteria let you loop independently. Weak criteria ("make it work") require constant clarification.
4. Fix Errors as you encounter them
An error means a broken baseline. Fix any error you encounter. No bandaids.
Always inspect crashsites. Always measure. Never assume.
5. Tools
- caveman
- context-mode
- web-search
These guidelines are working if: fewer unnecessary changes in diffs, fewer rewrites due to overcomplication, and clarifying questions come before implementation rather than after mistakes.