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Spec-Driven Development Renamed an Old Problem; It Didn't Solve It

calendar_today July 21, 2026 person Sam K domain dzone

Spec Kit, OpenSpec, BMAD, Kiro — all of it is built on the assumption that a spec can stay the source of truth. It can’t, for the same reason design docs and wikis never stayed current either. I think the interesting unsolved problem in this space isn’t “more rigorous specs,” it’s “specs that don’t require a human to remember to update them.” Curious if people running these in production agree.

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