Database Schema Specs Before Migrations
Define database schemas before writing migrations, including columns, constraints, indexes, API alignment, and rollout order.
Spec Coding Blog
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AI Coding Prompts That Follow Specs
AI coding tools drift without constraints, adding fields, renaming functions, expanding scope, and inventing tests. Spec-first prompts keep changes reviewable.
AI Coding Governance with Spec-Driven Prompts
Govern AI-assisted coding with spec-driven prompts: define scope, boundaries, evidence, and audit trails before generated code reaches review.
AI Coding PR Review with Acceptance Criteria
Review AI-generated pull requests against acceptance criteria: inspect the diff, run evidence checks, and catch failures a quick skim misses.
AI Coding Risk Register Before Merge
Use a pre-merge risk register for AI-generated code: flag auth, data, contract, migration, rollback, and observability risks.
AI Coding with Test-Evidence Gates
Use test-evidence gates for AI-generated code: require meaningful tests before merge and catch hallucinated implementations before release.
Designing API Specs for Agentic Clients
Design API specs for LLM-powered agentic clients with discoverable fields, idempotency, dry-runs, semantic descriptions, and safe destructive actions.
Contract Testing Plan: From OpenAPI to CI
Add contract testing from OpenAPI to CI with generated tests, provider checks, consumer expectations, and reliable fixtures.
Event-Driven Systems: Specification Patterns
Specification patterns for event-driven systems: schema versioning, command vs fact events, orchestration choices, idempotent handlers, and replay safety.
Payment Workflow Spec: Failure and Retry Matrix
Write payment workflow specs with retryable errors, declined-card handling, timeout behavior, 3DS branches, and dunning states.
10 Common Mistakes in Software Specifications
Avoid ten specification mistakes that hide decisions, blur acceptance criteria, skip failure paths, and push scope arguments into implementation.
Quality Gates for AI-Assisted Development Specs
Quality gates for AI-assisted code: pre-prompt spec checks, diff review, test evidence, and human sign-off before generated code ships.
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