Every anti-pattern in this post felt reasonable in the moment. Nobody skips the spec because they’re lazy — they skip it because the deadline is close and the AI is right there waiting. The failures that follow are predictable. Here’s how to recognise and prevent them.
Most developers skip the briefing. They open a session, fire off a task, and wonder why the output doesn’t match how their team actually works. The fix is simpler than it looks — and you only have to do it once.
Part 1 of The Agentic AI Playbook Series Navigation: Most people who say they’ve tried AI-assisted development haven’t tried agentic AI. They’ve tried a smarter autocomplete. It’s a completely different thing, and conflating the two is the reason so many teams write off the technology before they’ve understood it. GitHub Copilot suggests a line. You accept or reject.… Read More »