Spec-driven development tells AI what to build.
But who watches the watchmen?
Specs protect the input. Tests protect the output. But if AI can rewrite both... you need a defense layer specs don't cover.
#SpecDrivenDev #AI #BuildInPublic
But who watches the watchmen?
Specs protect the input. Tests protect the output. But if AI can rewrite both... you need a defense layer specs don't cover.
#SpecDrivenDev #AI #BuildInPublic
March 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Spec-driven development tells AI what to build.
But who watches the watchmen?
Specs protect the input. Tests protect the output. But if AI can rewrite both... you need a defense layer specs don't cover.
#SpecDrivenDev #AI #BuildInPublic
But who watches the watchmen?
Specs protect the input. Tests protect the output. But if AI can rewrite both... you need a defense layer specs don't cover.
#SpecDrivenDev #AI #BuildInPublic
Running an experiment: building the same app with two different AI dev frameworks.
One lightweight. One thorough.
Same idea, same stack, same developer.
Which planning depth actually pays off?
I'll share what I find.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
One lightweight. One thorough.
Same idea, same stack, same developer.
Which planning depth actually pays off?
I'll share what I find.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
March 7, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Running an experiment: building the same app with two different AI dev frameworks.
One lightweight. One thorough.
Same idea, same stack, same developer.
Which planning depth actually pays off?
I'll share what I find.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
One lightweight. One thorough.
Same idea, same stack, same developer.
Which planning depth actually pays off?
I'll share what I find.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
Prompt engineering is a design discipline.
Thinkmob's AI agents all defaulted to the same polite tone. Fine-tuning felt less like coding and more like directing actors. Now they actually disagree with each other.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
Thinkmob's AI agents all defaulted to the same polite tone. Fine-tuning felt less like coding and more like directing actors. Now they actually disagree with each other.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
February 22, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Prompt engineering is a design discipline.
Thinkmob's AI agents all defaulted to the same polite tone. Fine-tuning felt less like coding and more like directing actors. Now they actually disagree with each other.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
Thinkmob's AI agents all defaulted to the same polite tone. Fine-tuning felt less like coding and more like directing actors. Now they actually disagree with each other.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
Dropped a spec at 1:24pm. Running app by 1:59pm. The hardest part was writing the spec -- and that's exactly the point. teddyspark.co/blog/2026-05... #AI #BuildLog #SideProject #ClaudeAI #MakerLife #SpecDrivenDev #TTRPG #DnD #Kubernetes
From Brain Dump to Running App: Building at the Speed of Thinking
I built a full-stack character tracker, deployed it to Kubernetes, and shipped a browser extension -- and the part that took the longest was writing the spec.
teddyspark.co
May 17, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Dropped a spec at 1:24pm. Running app by 1:59pm. The hardest part was writing the spec -- and that's exactly the point. teddyspark.co/blog/2026-05... #AI #BuildLog #SideProject #ClaudeAI #MakerLife #SpecDrivenDev #TTRPG #DnD #Kubernetes
Added a markdown renderer to agent messages and honestly? Massive difference.
Before: walls of plain text with weird asterisks everywhere.
After: proper headings, lists, even citation support.
Nobody notices good formatting. Everyone notices bad formatting.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
Before: walls of plain text with weird asterisks everywhere.
After: proper headings, lists, even citation support.
Nobody notices good formatting. Everyone notices bad formatting.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
February 23, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Added a markdown renderer to agent messages and honestly? Massive difference.
Before: walls of plain text with weird asterisks everywhere.
After: proper headings, lists, even citation support.
Nobody notices good formatting. Everyone notices bad formatting.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
Before: walls of plain text with weird asterisks everywhere.
After: proper headings, lists, even citation support.
Nobody notices good formatting. Everyone notices bad formatting.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
Most AI tools give you one voice. One perspective. One answer.
I'm building Thinkmob — three AI thinkers who brainstorm together. This week one of them learned to research and cite real sources.
🧠 Dinner party for your brain, not a buffet.
#buildinpublic #SpecDrivenDev
I'm building Thinkmob — three AI thinkers who brainstorm together. This week one of them learned to research and cite real sources.
🧠 Dinner party for your brain, not a buffet.
#buildinpublic #SpecDrivenDev
February 16, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Most AI tools give you one voice. One perspective. One answer.
I'm building Thinkmob — three AI thinkers who brainstorm together. This week one of them learned to research and cite real sources.
🧠 Dinner party for your brain, not a buffet.
#buildinpublic #SpecDrivenDev
I'm building Thinkmob — three AI thinkers who brainstorm together. This week one of them learned to research and cite real sources.
🧠 Dinner party for your brain, not a buffet.
#buildinpublic #SpecDrivenDev
Evaluated Mistral AI for Thinkmob. Dropped it.
It was instruction-following. My agents need defined personas and rules. Mistral kept drifting. 🤷
The real question: what's the right LLM strategy when cost, quality, and reliability can't all be maxed?
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
It was instruction-following. My agents need defined personas and rules. Mistral kept drifting. 🤷
The real question: what's the right LLM strategy when cost, quality, and reliability can't all be maxed?
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
February 24, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Evaluated Mistral AI for Thinkmob. Dropped it.
It was instruction-following. My agents need defined personas and rules. Mistral kept drifting. 🤷
The real question: what's the right LLM strategy when cost, quality, and reliability can't all be maxed?
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
It was instruction-following. My agents need defined personas and rules. Mistral kept drifting. 🤷
The real question: what's the right LLM strategy when cost, quality, and reliability can't all be maxed?
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
🛠️ Découvrez Spec‑Kit : un kit pour transformer vos spécifications en code opérationnel — vous décrivez le quoi, l’outil gère le comment.
👉 github.com/github/spec-...
#SpecDrivenDev #OpenSource #DevTools
👉 github.com/github/spec-...
#SpecDrivenDev #OpenSource #DevTools
GitHub - github/spec-kit: 💫 Toolkit to help you get started with Spec-Driven Development
💫 Toolkit to help you get started with Spec-Driven Development - github/spec-kit
github.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🛠️ Découvrez Spec‑Kit : un kit pour transformer vos spécifications en code opérationnel — vous décrivez le quoi, l’outil gère le comment.
👉 github.com/github/spec-...
#SpecDrivenDev #OpenSource #DevTools
👉 github.com/github/spec-...
#SpecDrivenDev #OpenSource #DevTools
Same PRD, two approaches:
GSD - straight to requirements and roadmap. Start building.
BMAD - adds architecture decisions and UX design on top.
Same app. Different planning depth. What does the extra investment change?
buff.ly/r51qDYv
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
GSD - straight to requirements and roadmap. Start building.
BMAD - adds architecture decisions and UX design on top.
Same app. Different planning depth. What does the extra investment change?
buff.ly/r51qDYv
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
GitHub - gsd-build/get-shit-done: A light-weight and powerful meta-prompting, context engineering and spec-driven development system for Claude Code by TÂCHES.
A light-weight and powerful meta-prompting, context engineering and spec-driven development system for Claude Code by TÂCHES. - gsd-build/get-shit-done
github.com
March 8, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Same PRD, two approaches:
GSD - straight to requirements and roadmap. Start building.
BMAD - adds architecture decisions and UX design on top.
Same app. Different planning depth. What does the extra investment change?
buff.ly/r51qDYv
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
GSD - straight to requirements and roadmap. Start building.
BMAD - adds architecture decisions and UX design on top.
Same app. Different planning depth. What does the extra investment change?
buff.ly/r51qDYv
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
The planning phase difference:
GSD: PRD to requirements + roadmap, done. Moving.
BMAD: PRD to architecture doc, UX specs. >1h longer.
>1h doesn't sound like much. The question is whether skipping it costs more.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
GSD: PRD to requirements + roadmap, done. Moving.
BMAD: PRD to architecture doc, UX specs. >1h longer.
>1h doesn't sound like much. The question is whether skipping it costs more.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
March 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
The planning phase difference:
GSD: PRD to requirements + roadmap, done. Moving.
BMAD: PRD to architecture doc, UX specs. >1h longer.
>1h doesn't sound like much. The question is whether skipping it costs more.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
GSD: PRD to requirements + roadmap, done. Moving.
BMAD: PRD to architecture doc, UX specs. >1h longer.
>1h doesn't sound like much. The question is whether skipping it costs more.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
🧠 “They’re so good at imitation, it looks like innovation.” – @komorama.bsky.social
But what are they imitating?
📄 Corporate docs
⚙️ Boilerplate code
🧽 Washed-out patterns
🚨 Without better data, we scale mediocrity.
🔗 Watch: http://ainativedev.co/unc
#DataQuality #SpecDrivenDev #AIForDevs
But what are they imitating?
📄 Corporate docs
⚙️ Boilerplate code
🧽 Washed-out patterns
🚨 Without better data, we scale mediocrity.
🔗 Watch: http://ainativedev.co/unc
#DataQuality #SpecDrivenDev #AIForDevs
April 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
🧠 “They’re so good at imitation, it looks like innovation.” – @komorama.bsky.social
But what are they imitating?
📄 Corporate docs
⚙️ Boilerplate code
🧽 Washed-out patterns
🚨 Without better data, we scale mediocrity.
🔗 Watch: http://ainativedev.co/unc
#DataQuality #SpecDrivenDev #AIForDevs
But what are they imitating?
📄 Corporate docs
⚙️ Boilerplate code
🧽 Washed-out patterns
🚨 Without better data, we scale mediocrity.
🔗 Watch: http://ainativedev.co/unc
#DataQuality #SpecDrivenDev #AIForDevs
The antidote to dark flow? Spec-driven development.
Define what you're building with AI beforehand. AI drafts the spec, you refine it, AI builds against it.
No drift. No slot machine vibes. A feedback loop with guardrails 🧭
#SpecDrivenDev #AI #BuildingInPublic
Define what you're building with AI beforehand. AI drafts the spec, you refine it, AI builds against it.
No drift. No slot machine vibes. A feedback loop with guardrails 🧭
#SpecDrivenDev #AI #BuildingInPublic
March 1, 2026 at 8:26 AM
The antidote to dark flow? Spec-driven development.
Define what you're building with AI beforehand. AI drafts the spec, you refine it, AI builds against it.
No drift. No slot machine vibes. A feedback loop with guardrails 🧭
#SpecDrivenDev #AI #BuildingInPublic
Define what you're building with AI beforehand. AI drafts the spec, you refine it, AI builds against it.
No drift. No slot machine vibes. A feedback loop with guardrails 🧭
#SpecDrivenDev #AI #BuildingInPublic
BMAD's research workflow just hit different with Exa MCP.
Ask your Analyst agent to research a topic → Exa pulls live web data, docs, GitHub stats, blog posts → BMAD structures it into a product brief.
From vague idea to validated research in one session.
#DevTools #SpecDrivenDev
Ask your Analyst agent to research a topic → Exa pulls live web data, docs, GitHub stats, blog posts → BMAD structures it into a product brief.
From vague idea to validated research in one session.
#DevTools #SpecDrivenDev
February 15, 2026 at 8:26 AM
BMAD's research workflow just hit different with Exa MCP.
Ask your Analyst agent to research a topic → Exa pulls live web data, docs, GitHub stats, blog posts → BMAD structures it into a product brief.
From vague idea to validated research in one session.
#DevTools #SpecDrivenDev
Ask your Analyst agent to research a topic → Exa pulls live web data, docs, GitHub stats, blog posts → BMAD structures it into a product brief.
From vague idea to validated research in one session.
#DevTools #SpecDrivenDev
What if your AI coding assistant had a full team behind it?
BMAD gives you 21 specialized agents: PM, Architect, UX Designer, Dev, Scrum Master, Test Engineer, and more.
They collaborate. They challenge each other. Party Mode lets them debate your ideas together.
#DevTools #SpecDrivenDev
BMAD gives you 21 specialized agents: PM, Architect, UX Designer, Dev, Scrum Master, Test Engineer, and more.
They collaborate. They challenge each other. Party Mode lets them debate your ideas together.
#DevTools #SpecDrivenDev
February 14, 2026 at 8:36 AM
What if your AI coding assistant had a full team behind it?
BMAD gives you 21 specialized agents: PM, Architect, UX Designer, Dev, Scrum Master, Test Engineer, and more.
They collaborate. They challenge each other. Party Mode lets them debate your ideas together.
#DevTools #SpecDrivenDev
BMAD gives you 21 specialized agents: PM, Architect, UX Designer, Dev, Scrum Master, Test Engineer, and more.
They collaborate. They challenge each other. Party Mode lets them debate your ideas together.
#DevTools #SpecDrivenDev
Honest take on Get Shit Done framework:
It felt really good. Low ceremony. Point to the PRD, it organizes requirements, builds a roadmap, and you're coding.
Each phase is just: discuss, plan, execute. Done. No extra ceremony between you and working code.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
It felt really good. Low ceremony. Point to the PRD, it organizes requirements, builds a roadmap, and you're coding.
Each phase is just: discuss, plan, execute. Done. No extra ceremony between you and working code.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
March 10, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Honest take on Get Shit Done framework:
It felt really good. Low ceremony. Point to the PRD, it organizes requirements, builds a roadmap, and you're coding.
Each phase is just: discuss, plan, execute. Done. No extra ceremony between you and working code.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
It felt really good. Low ceremony. Point to the PRD, it organizes requirements, builds a roadmap, and you're coding.
Each phase is just: discuss, plan, execute. Done. No extra ceremony between you and working code.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
Shipped a complete epic this week on Thinkmob — my AI group discussion app. 🚀
Conversations now persist. You can save a party, browse your history, reopen and continue where you left off. Full auth flow included.
It's starting to feel like a real product.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
Conversations now persist. You can save a party, browse your history, reopen and continue where you left off. Full auth flow included.
It's starting to feel like a real product.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
February 21, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Shipped a complete epic this week on Thinkmob — my AI group discussion app. 🚀
Conversations now persist. You can save a party, browse your history, reopen and continue where you left off. Full auth flow included.
It's starting to feel like a real product.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
Conversations now persist. You can save a party, browse your history, reopen and continue where you left off. Full auth flow included.
It's starting to feel like a real product.
#BuildInPublic #SpecDrivenDev
Prompt engineering is dead. Spec-writing is the new superpower.
AI isn’t about writing perfect prompts.
It’s about communicating intent—clearly, precisely, and scalably.
Read: 👇
medium.com/@paulocsb/pr...
#AI #PromptEngineering #LLMs #SpecDrivenDev #SoftwareEngineering
AI isn’t about writing perfect prompts.
It’s about communicating intent—clearly, precisely, and scalably.
Read: 👇
medium.com/@paulocsb/pr...
#AI #PromptEngineering #LLMs #SpecDrivenDev #SoftwareEngineering
Prompt Engineering Is Dead. Spec-writing is the new superpower
We thought the future of coding was writing prompts. But the future might be writing specs.
medium.com
July 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Prompt engineering is dead. Spec-writing is the new superpower.
AI isn’t about writing perfect prompts.
It’s about communicating intent—clearly, precisely, and scalably.
Read: 👇
medium.com/@paulocsb/pr...
#AI #PromptEngineering #LLMs #SpecDrivenDev #SoftwareEngineering
AI isn’t about writing perfect prompts.
It’s about communicating intent—clearly, precisely, and scalably.
Read: 👇
medium.com/@paulocsb/pr...
#AI #PromptEngineering #LLMs #SpecDrivenDev #SoftwareEngineering
Spec-Driven Development Handbook: Build the Right Software Before You Write the First Line of Code
www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/s...
#ai #agents #softwaredev #specdrivendev #ref #syncfusion
www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/s...
#ai #agents #softwaredev #specdrivendev #ref #syncfusion
Spec-Driven Development Handbook: Build the Right Software Before You Write the First Line of Code | Syncfusion Blogs
Learn how Spec-Driven Development uses specifications, technical planning, and AI-assisted development to reduce ambiguity, rework, and implementation risk.
www.syncfusion.com
August 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Spec-Driven Development Handbook: Build the Right Software Before You Write the First Line of Code
www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/s...
#ai #agents #softwaredev #specdrivendev #ref #syncfusion
www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/s...
#ai #agents #softwaredev #specdrivendev #ref #syncfusion
The thrill of AI "vibe coding" often ends in chaos. GitHub's SpecKit is the fix, using spec-driven development to bring order and memory to the process. It’s a huge step for building real software with AI. My take on why this is a game-changer.
#SpecDrivenDev #AI #Software
#SpecDrivenDev #AI #Software
GitHub’s SpecKit: The Structure Vibe Coding Was Missing
For anyone who has used AI for "vibe coding," you know both the thrill and the frustration. You get incredible speed, but then context is lost and things break. It's a fragile process. GitHub's new SpecKit offers a powerful solution: spec-driven development. By treating specs as core, version-controlled artifacts, it brings much-needed structure to the creative chaos of AI-driven development. I dove into why this feels like the missing piece of the puzzle for building real, maintainable software with AI.
abaditya.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The thrill of AI "vibe coding" often ends in chaos. GitHub's SpecKit is the fix, using spec-driven development to bring order and memory to the process. It’s a huge step for building real software with AI. My take on why this is a game-changer.
#SpecDrivenDev #AI #Software
#SpecDrivenDev #AI #Software
New from Nitor: Spec-Driven Development.
linkd.so/3D8G
Treat AI specs like a lighthouse – they guide teams to fast, reliable releases without wrecks. Read today!
#TechBulletin #SpecDrivenDev
linkd.so/3D8G
Treat AI specs like a lighthouse – they guide teams to fast, reliable releases without wrecks. Read today!
#TechBulletin #SpecDrivenDev
December 31, 2025 at 7:56 AM
New from Nitor: Spec-Driven Development.
linkd.so/3D8G
Treat AI specs like a lighthouse – they guide teams to fast, reliable releases without wrecks. Read today!
#TechBulletin #SpecDrivenDev
linkd.so/3D8G
Treat AI specs like a lighthouse – they guide teams to fast, reliable releases without wrecks. Read today!
#TechBulletin #SpecDrivenDev
La integración de IA en el desarrollo basado en especificaciones eleva la precisión y eficiencia en la ingeniería de software para sistemas de alta fiabilidad. ⚙️ #SpecDrivenDev
#EmeDotEme
Info: https://t.me/EmeDotEmeNews
#EmeDotEme
Info: https://t.me/EmeDotEmeNews
Desarrollo basado en especificaciones impulsado por IA: implicaciones técnicas y económicas
<p>La integración de agentes de inteligencia artificial (IA) en el ciclo de vida del desarrollo de software ha catalizado una divergencia metodológica significativa dentro de la comunidad de ingenierí...
www.emedoteme.es
May 9, 2026 at 7:07 AM
La integración de IA en el desarrollo basado en especificaciones eleva la precisión y eficiencia en la ingeniería de software para sistemas de alta fiabilidad. ⚙️ #SpecDrivenDev
#EmeDotEme
Info: https://t.me/EmeDotEmeNews
#EmeDotEme
Info: https://t.me/EmeDotEmeNews
One thing GSD does right: a manual verification phase with acceptance tests.
After each execution, the AI tells you what to verify.
With AI generating code this fast, it's easy to just accept output without looking.
This forces you to actually check what got built.
#SpecDrivenDev
After each execution, the AI tells you what to verify.
With AI generating code this fast, it's easy to just accept output without looking.
This forces you to actually check what got built.
#SpecDrivenDev
March 13, 2026 at 7:06 PM
One thing GSD does right: a manual verification phase with acceptance tests.
After each execution, the AI tells you what to verify.
With AI generating code this fast, it's easy to just accept output without looking.
This forces you to actually check what got built.
#SpecDrivenDev
After each execution, the AI tells you what to verify.
With AI generating code this fast, it's easy to just accept output without looking.
This forces you to actually check what got built.
#SpecDrivenDev
Building web apps with AI? Unit tests + Playwright is your safety net.
Unit tests = contract for your logic.
Playwright = contract for your UI.
AI changes something? Both catch it instantly. Run in CI. Every commit. Non-negotiable. 🛡️
#SpecDrivenDev #AI
Unit tests = contract for your logic.
Playwright = contract for your UI.
AI changes something? Both catch it instantly. Run in CI. Every commit. Non-negotiable. 🛡️
#SpecDrivenDev #AI
March 2, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Building web apps with AI? Unit tests + Playwright is your safety net.
Unit tests = contract for your logic.
Playwright = contract for your UI.
AI changes something? Both catch it instantly. Run in CI. Every commit. Non-negotiable. 🛡️
#SpecDrivenDev #AI
Unit tests = contract for your logic.
Playwright = contract for your UI.
AI changes something? Both catch it instantly. Run in CI. Every commit. Non-negotiable. 🛡️
#SpecDrivenDev #AI
→ Prompts are ephemeral
→ Specs are persistent and reusable
→ Tests make them executable
→ They align humans and LLMs
This is the shift from implementation to intent.
Catch the full recap + Sean’s talk in our write-up.
🔗 ainativedev.co/qz4
#AINativeDev #AIEngineering #SpecDrivenDev
→ Specs are persistent and reusable
→ Tests make them executable
→ They align humans and LLMs
This is the shift from implementation to intent.
Catch the full recap + Sean’s talk in our write-up.
🔗 ainativedev.co/qz4
#AINativeDev #AIEngineering #SpecDrivenDev
June 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
→ Prompts are ephemeral
→ Specs are persistent and reusable
→ Tests make them executable
→ They align humans and LLMs
This is the shift from implementation to intent.
Catch the full recap + Sean’s talk in our write-up.
🔗 ainativedev.co/qz4
#AINativeDev #AIEngineering #SpecDrivenDev
→ Specs are persistent and reusable
→ Tests make them executable
→ They align humans and LLMs
This is the shift from implementation to intent.
Catch the full recap + Sean’s talk in our write-up.
🔗 ainativedev.co/qz4
#AINativeDev #AIEngineering #SpecDrivenDev