Multiple GitHub Copilot Chat Threads and Building - Large Refactors

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When creating multiple threads, always instruct all but one of the threads to wait for instructions to build from thread 1. Otherwise, the builder will fail, and you will be stuck with partial completions of the work. Always ask the initial thread to create a document for the other threads to reference. Always ask the initial thread to deconflict the work.
This has worked for me and dramatically speeds up large refactors. Please comment with other insight for working large refactors.