A better engineering handoff
HuffmanStacks LLC | Field notes | 2026-11-01

The evidence and context that let another person continue without guessing.

State the current reality
Separate proposed, implemented, tested, and deployed behavior. A passing source check does not prove a live user journey.

Identify the exact artifacts
Record authoritative paths, repository references, versions, and relevant hashes. Preserve existing work and indicate which files changed.

Keep useful test receipts
Name the checks, their outcomes, and the conditions under which they ran. Include open findings and verification limits.

Make recovery concrete
Give a precise rollback procedure and its prerequisites. A backup is useful only when the right person can find and restore it.

IN PRACTICE
After a site release, retain the source commit, the deployed file manifest, the behavior checks, and the exact prior release that can be restored.

WORKING CHECKLIST
[ ] State the current reality: record the decision and its evidence.
[ ] Identify the exact artifacts: record the decision and its evidence.
[ ] Keep useful test receipts: record the decision and its evidence.
[ ] Make recovery concrete: record the decision and its evidence.

General engineering guidance, not a certification or service agreement.
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