[EN] Does Spec-Driven Development replace agile? With Graham Lee

[EN] Does Spec-Driven Development replace agile? With Graham Lee

From Code for Thought by Peter Schmidt

June 1, 2026 · 38 min · Season 11 · Episode 18

About this episode

The episode discusses whether spec-driven development can replace agile processes in the context of AI-assisted coding.

English Edition: Will spec-driven development replace agile processes? My guest Graham Lee (https://chironcodex.com/ ) and I discuss if there is still a place for agile software engineering in a world of AI assisted coding. Links: https://martinfowler.com/articles/exploring-gen-ai/sdd-3-tools.html the discussion on spec driven development by Brigitta Boeckeler https://dev.to/cleberdelima/the-end-of-agile-when-the-assumptions-beneath-your-methodology-collapse-3g12 the blog post by C...

People in this episode

Host: Peter Schmidt

Guest: Graham Lee

Topics covered

  • spec-driven development
  • agile processes
  • AI assisted coding
  • software engineering
  • technology

Keywords

  • spec-driven development
  • agile
  • AI
  • software engineering
  • coding

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Organizations: Chiron Codex, martinfowler.com, dev.to

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