spec-driven development Articles
Browse 47 articles about spec-driven development.
Your Processes Change Faster Than Your Software Can
In most orgs, the business learns faster than its tools can be rebuilt, so understanding outpaces software and the company slows to the speed of its backlog.
The AI App Builder That Fits How PMs Actually Work
The best AI app builder for PMs maps to your workflow: describe the app, review a readable spec, get a roadmap and pitch deck. Here's how five tools compare.
Where the AI App Builder Category Is Headed in 2027
Seven predictions for the AI app builder in 2027 — why every tool ships a backend, the spec becomes the differentiator, and apps start composing each other.
The Real Cost of AI-Generated Code Drift, and How to Stop It
AI-generated codebases rot as engineers hand-edit and models change. Here is why that drift compounds, what it costs, and how a spec resets it.
Best Lovable Alternatives in 2026: Past the Prototype
Seven Lovable alternatives ranked on backend depth, auth, database persistence, deployment, and lock-in — for builders who need apps that survive production.
Best Replit Agent Alternatives in 2026: Five That Ship Real Apps
Replit Agent builds full-stack apps from a prompt in the browser. These five alternatives go from natural language to a deployed app a different way.
The Compiler Comparison: Is the LLM Actually a Compiler?
An LLM is non-deterministic where gcc is not — but reproducibility is a workflow property, not an engine one. Here is why that distinction matters.
What Lovable's Backend Push Reveals About the Spec-Layer Race
As Lovable, Bolt, and v0 all ship backends, feature parity stops being a differentiator. The real race is over who owns the spec layer.
The mindstudio.json Manifest: The One File a Remy Project Requires
A field-by-field walkthrough of the mindstudio.json manifest — appId, roles, tables, methods, interfaces, and scenarios — and what each one declares.
The 'Build It For Me' Shift: Why No-Code Gave Way to AI App Builders
No-code asks you to assemble the app by hand. AI app builders generate it from a description. Here is what that shift in interaction model actually changes.
The One Layer of Your AI-Built App You Actually Own
"Open source AI app builder" hides four different things. Here's a taxonomy of what's open across Remy, Bolt, Lovable, and Replit — and what you keep.
Scenarios: How Remy's Agent-Authored Test Cases Work
Remy scenarios are seed scripts the agent writes to put your dev database into a known state. Here's the execution model and the headless protocol.
Manifest, Methods, Tables, Roles, Interfaces, Scenarios: The Remy Vocabulary
A plain-language Remy glossary covering the six core primitives every builder meets: the manifest, methods, tables, roles, interfaces, and scenarios.
What Does 'Full-Stack' Actually Mean in an AI App Builder?
Most AI app builders claim full-stack. Few meet the bar. Here are the five criteria that separate a real backend from a polished demo.
How AI Compiles a Spec Into a Full-Stack App: The Real Pipeline
From markdown spec to deployed app: the parse, generate, compile, migrate, and deploy pipeline that turns annotated prose into production code.
Remy vs Airtable: Database-First or Spec-First Apps
Airtable starts from a spreadsheet and adds an interface. Remy starts from a plain-language plan and compiles a real app. Here's which shape fits your work.
Remy vs Appian: AI Product Agent vs Enterprise Low-Code
Appian is enterprise low-code built on process automation. Remy compiles a plain-language plan into real, ownable code. Here's which one fits which job.
Remy vs Bubble: A Visual Canvas or a Plan You Own
Bubble builds apps on a visual canvas you assemble by hand. Remy compiles a plain-language plan into real code you own. Here's which fits your build.
Remy vs Codex: Two Different Bets on What an AI Builder Is
Codex is a coding agent that edits files and opens PRs in a repo you own. Remy compiles a plain-language spec into a deployed full-stack app. Which to use when.
Remy vs Devin: Autonomous Coder or Spec-Driven Product Agent
Devin is an autonomous coding agent that works tasks in a codebase. Remy compiles a plain-language spec into a deployed full-stack app. Which one fits your job.