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Caramelizing...

verb

Definition

1
verb
Applying slow, patient heat to a problem until the edges turn a rich amber and the whole acquires a deeper flavor.
2
verb
Of code or prose: reducing something workable into something that is also, unmistakably, good.

“Caramelizing the onboarding flow.”

— Claude Code, during a long compile