Why AI Coding Agents Still Need Clear Specs
8 July 2026 at 11:03
The following article originally appeared on Markus Eiseleβs newsletter, The Main Thread, and is being republished here with the authorβs permission. Thereβs a mental model spreading through the developer community right now that goes something like this: Agents are smart enough to figure things out, so heavy upfront specification is bureaucratic overhead you donβt need [β¦]