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This might sound like overhead that would erase the productivity gains of AI coding. But these aren’t new skills. Experienced engineers have been doing this in their heads all along. The difference is that spec-driven development externalizes software design planning of all tasks. The negotiation that used to happen internally, between you and your own judgment, now happens in a chat window

What began as a simple “readme” for a new teammate became a book about the real causes of team friction: mismatched definitions of value, unspoken expectations, and the often unspoken ways culture is built or poisoned.

I thought “winning” meant closing more tickets than the engineer next to me, until one direct question revealed how I had no clue what a sprint was.