Not even two weeks ago I wrote about “Reproducable Vibecoding” and that the specification as a permanent context to document all decisions is important.
I just stumbled across the article “Notes on Six Months of AI-Enabled Building” by Isaac Flath. There are a couple of good quotes in there, especially in the chapters “Your Thinking Style Determines Your Success“
Spec-First Thinking: If you think through specs and requirements, like a product manager, AI can be a powerful code generator. People with product backgrounds get massive speedups with AI because of this.
and “Vibe Coding“
I spent significant time trying to vibe code a real, working product that I actually used daily with real edge cases. Not a script. Not a blog. A product. It does not work at that scale. Our thoughts are not structured enough. AI is phenomenal for prototyping and closing that feedback loop, but you cannot “vibe” your way to a finished product.
Spec-first agentic development is not vibe coding.
Check it out: https://elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/notes-on-six-months-of-ai-enabled
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