Spec driven development

Apr 07, 2026

Extreme Harness Engineering for the 1B token/day Dark Factory — Ryan Lopopolo, OpenAI Frontier

Ryan Lopopolo of OpenAI's Frontier team discusses "Harness Engineering," a new paradigm where AI agents manage the entire software development lifecycle. He details an experiment building a 1M LOC product with zero human-written code, shifting the engineer's role from coding to designing systems and context for agents. The conversation covers the Symphony orchestration framework, the concept of "agent-legible" software, and the future of AI-driven development.

Mar 07, 2026

AI Won't Replace You—But Someone Using AI Will

In this episode, Ben Lorica and Evangelos Simoudis discuss how AI is fundamentally reshaping the modern workplace. They explore the necessary evolution of knowledge work, from a focus on routine execution to problem definition and spec-driven development, and outline the critical skills professionals must cultivate—including rapid experimentation, AI agent orchestration, and systems thinking—to remain valuable and navigate a more volatile labor market.

Jan 19, 2026

Coding with AI // Chip Huyen

Chip Huyen provides a deep dive into the evolving landscape of AI-powered coding. The talk covers the different interfaces for AI coding tools, introduces new metrics like "interruption rate" to measure productivity, and outlines a framework for the levels of coding automation. Huyen argues that the engineer's role is shifting from writing code to architecting systems and reviewing AI-generated output, emphasizing the rise of spec-driven development and the critical importance of system thinking.

Jan 09, 2026

Spec-Driven Development: Sharpening your AI toolbox - Al Harris, Amazon Kiro

Spec-Driven Development offers a structured, reproducible, and reliable alternative to 'vibe coding' in the AI era. Al Harris from the Kiro team explains how to leverage specs as living documentation, integrate external tools via MCPs, and use property-based testing to create a tight feedback loop from natural language requirements to verified code.