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kind Note
published 2026-01-15
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author Diallo Okafor
cite_as Xooplab (2026). "Semantic diffing beats version pinning." xooplab.com/publications/semantic-diffing-beats-version-pinning
Machine abstract · key claims
- Version pinning postpones the cost of integration drift; it doesn't reduce it.
- Semantic-aware diffing of API specs catches 73% of real breaking changes in our three-spec test, with 8% false-positive noise.
- Bidirectional adapters generated from those diffs translate both ways, eating much of a typical migration.
- Open question: how much of the residual 27% is automatable vs structurally judgement-bound.
This note is forthcoming. The abstract above lists the working claims; the full prose will land here once the Migration-resistant interoperability steward signs off on the draft.
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