Spec-Driven Development: The Key to Scalable AI Agents
Spec-driven development is not a choice but a necessity as we move from vibe coding a cool app to building real-world brownfield projects.
Spec-Driven Development: The Key to Scalable AI Agents
Spec-driven development is not a choice but a necessity as we move from vibe coding a cool app to building real-world brownfield projects.
Ankit Jain
Ankit Jain is a Co Founder and CEO of Aviator, an AI-powereddeveloper workflow automation platform that automates ownership, code reviews, merges and deploys. He also leads The Hangar, a community of senior DevOps and senior software engineers focused on developer experience, and Xoogler, the ex-Google alumni network. Previously, he led engineering teams at Sunshine, Homejoy, and Shippo, and was also an engineer at Google and Adobe.
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