Friday, October 24, 2025

The Evolution of AI Coding: From Vibe Coding to Spec-Driven Development

First-generation AI coders let you chat your way to code. Second-generation tools are discovering that coffee-shop conversations don’t build production systems.

AI Coding: The Emperor’s New Code

Six months ago, everyone said AI would replace developers.  Today, most AI-generated code needs more debugging than writing from scratch.

AI Buddy Coding: Why Your Best AI Coder Needs a Human Partner

“A little over a year ago, we copied and pasted AI code snippets.  Today, we have spec-driven development.  Yet the biggest lesson isn’t abo...