AI Coding Tip 008 - Use Spec-Driven Development with AI

Learn guided by the domain TL;DR: Use AI to understand requirements and build a shared mental model while you write the code. Common Mistake ❌ You jump directly to code generation with a vague, wishful prompt. The AI seems to understand your specific business logic, but is condescending with you. The problem creates a spaghetti mess that is difficult to maintain later. The AI is not a magic button for lazy people. It is a senior pair programmer and a learning companion. You follow the Spec-Driven Development trend and work in a taylorist cascading way failing into analysis paralysis and unrealistic plans. Problems Addressed 😔 Hallucinations: The AI guesses details when you don't provide specific context. Technical Debt: You build complex systems that collapse under logical errors and don't simulate the real-world MAPPER . Context Fragmentation: The AI loses track of your goals in long sessions. Logic Drift: The code "works". Yet it doesn't solve the actual problem . How to Do It 🛠️ Ask