Expert Rethinks AI Coding: Specs Should Be Ephemeral, Not Maintained
mattpocockuk · x · 2026-08-01
Developer Matt Pocock points out that people often confuse his AI coding skills with Spec-Driven Development (SDD). He emphasizes that the specs generated by AI are intended to be deleted immediately, rather than kept around or treated as source code.
Disagreeing with Birgitta Boeckeler's classification of 'spec-first' under the SDD umbrella, he jokingly proposes 'Grill-driven development' (GDD), arguing that the specs themselves aren't the main focus; they are merely a projection of the decisions made during the 'grilling' process.
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