Hot take: AI SDLC workflows that turn specs into ticket backlogs are a dead end
nateberkopec · x · 2026-11-14
Developer Nate Berkopec argues that any AI SDLC workflow which converts a spec into a backlog of issues or tickets is a dead end: "There is only the spec. Any materialization of the spec into discrete units of work can only introduce drift. It is waste." The take sparked pushback from Matt Pocock and others on how agentic coding workflows should be designed.
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