From 20408f26c08bdde7a788fe19741e9c956934468c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nnworkspace Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2025 20:14:56 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Refine 'What is Spec-Driven Development?' section This commit updates the introductory passage to provide a clearer and more historically grounded definition of Spec-Driven Development. - Frames the approach as a classic, time-tested discipline. - Contrasts it with the impact of Agile methodologies on documentation. - Positions AI as the key enabler for reviving this rigour in a modern context. --- README.md | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b4e91c37..5b9cbbd0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -33,7 +33,15 @@ ## 🤔 What is Spec-Driven Development? -Spec-Driven Development **flips the script** on traditional software development. For decades, code has been king — specifications were just scaffolding we built and discarded once the "real work" of coding began. Spec-Driven Development changes this: **specifications become executable**, directly generating working implementations rather than just guiding them. +Spec-Driven Development is a **classic engineering discipline** where a **rigorous specification** serves as the authoritative blueprint for a system. For decades, it was the foundation upon which the world's most reliable and mission-critical software was built. This is a return to that tradition. + +For a time, this approach was overshadowed by Agile methodologies, which—while valuable for rapid iteration—often led to the neglect of comprehensive documentation. The specification became a secondary artifact, quickly falling out of sync with the "real" work of coding. + +Today, AI allows us to reunite the discipline of the past with the speed of the present. + +With spec-kit, the specification is restored as the **single source of truth**. You craft the system's design in structured natural language, and an AI engine generates the code directly from it. The specification is no longer a static document; it is the living source from which the implementation is derived. + +This ensures that the final product is a perfect reflection of the plan, reviving a glorious tradition of engineering excellence for the modern era, supercharged by GenAI. ## ⚡ Get started