Re:A flat pricing subscription for Claude Code
by criddell on Friday May 09, 2025 @06:48AM
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> The formal spec lives only in the developer's head.
You and I have different ideas of what a formal spec is.
Re:A flat pricing subscription for Claude Code
by otabdeveloper4 on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @05:10AM
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Programming language code is a kind of formal spec.
Re:A flat pricing subscription for Claude Code
by vidarh on Friday May 09, 2025 @11:28AM
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Nonsense.
It works just fine to use an LLM coding agent in cases like this, but you need to be aware of what you're actually trying to do with them and be specific instead of assuming they'll magic up the spec from thin air.
The fact that getting a formal spec is impossible is precisely why you need to hire a developer with a big salary and generous benefits.
The formal spec lives only in the developer's head. It's the only way.
Does an LLM coding agent provide any value here?
Hardly. It's just an excuse for the developer to waste time futzing around "coding" when what they're really paid to do is cram that ineffable but very much important formal spec into their heads.