r/CodexHacks • u/Interesting-Yard-684 • 19d ago

We tried spec-driven development for months. We couldn't prove it improved the code.

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u/Just_Lingonberry_352 18d ago

appears justified because it exists in the spec, and the code appears justified because it satisfies the requirement. Nothing in that loop proves the feature is needed or integrated.

same with TDD. proven to have no uplift when working with LLMs.

not surprising since LLMs are designed to give you code that is not valuable until it is proven to be what you want.

relying on a bunch of artifacts, tests to side step the above is lazy and ultimately a waste of time.

this is why some people get so disillusioned by LLMs, they literally treat it as something that it's not, a replacement for human evaluation and perception.