Author proposes spec-driven development with coding agents

The author argues that the rise of coding agents fundamentally shifts the software development bottleneck from implementation to specification, potentially sparking a hybrid of Waterfall and Agile methodologies termed spec-driven development. Because generating code becomes trivial, teams may iterate entirely on comprehensive specifications and test suites rather than human-written code. However, this shift raises challenges regarding natural language ambiguity, maintenance, debugging, and the handling of non-functional requirements. Open article →