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We need more detailed specifications

We need more detailed specifications

"We need more detailed specifications." This is what every PM says when features keep getting built ...

What a brick teaches us about AI-driven product development

What a brick teaches us about AI-driven product development

What does a brick have in common with AI-driven product development? Louis Kahn, one of the greates...

Spec-first is anxiety management

Spec-first is anxiety management

You're in unknown territory. Your instinct says: "We need a detailed spec because this is unfamiliar...

AI can get you 90% of the way to a spec in seconds

AI can get you 90% of the way to a spec in seconds

AI can get you 90% of the way to a spec in seconds. That might be the problem. There's something ...

Builder mode vs architect mode in AI development

Builder mode vs architect mode in AI development

I was formally trained as an architect. I can't un-see systems now. Everything is interconnected, st...

The biggest lie in AI-assisted development

The biggest lie in AI-assisted development

The biggest lie in AI-assisted development: "Just generate better specs and your problems will go aw...

The AI isn't an oracle, it's a collaborator

The AI isn't an oracle, it's a collaborator

The AI isn't an oracle, it's a collaborator. There's a fundamental difference between consulting an...

Ambiguity is information, not a problem

Ambiguity is information, not a problem

We've built tools that turn ambiguity into structure, then lied to ourselves and called that progres...

The architect and the builder

The architect and the builder

There are two ways to build with AI. The architect and the builder. The builder sees a plan and p...

This is what every PM says when features keep getting built wrong.

This is what every PM says when features keep getting built wrong.

"We need more detailed specifications." This is what every PM says when features keep getting buil...