Core Platform Team/Initiatives/Authority

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 * Makes sense PPchelko (WMF) (talk) 13:35, 8 September 2020 (UTC)
 * This work will allow us to not only decouple a key piece of core code but to test our approach to decoupling, measuring the impact of the work as well as unlocking us to approach future changes to our permission model. WDoran (WMF)
 * Removing another component that relies on global state sounds like a big positive to me NNikkhoui (WMF)
 * Not enough knowledge of the subject area to vote with confidence APaskulin (WMF) (talk)
 * Improving code health by improving testability sounds good to me. AMooney (WMF)
 * This will make code more testable CAndrew (WMF) (talk) 20:13, 8 September 2020 (UTC)
 * This initiative will improve code health and demonstrate management's commitment to addressing this issue.NNzali (WMF)
 * This would be a very positive change. I note that this initiative is just for exploring the change. If it is successful, we should be prepared for an additional resource commitment to introduce the change and migrate existing code. BPirkle (WMF)
 * Improves code quality and testability. CCicalese (WMF) (talk) 19:41, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

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