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Spec-driven development and why it matters

Vibe coding is fun until your agent forgets what it is building. Specs fix that. Here are the best practices for making them work.

Feb 15, 2026 · Mark Abel

The pink elephant problem

Why telling an AI what to avoid makes it more likely to do exactly that — and what to do instead.

Feb 15, 2026 · Mark Abel

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Code That Refactors Itself: The Ralph Loop

From stacking features to spinning feedback loops: how I changed the way I build software.

Feb 15, 2026 · Mark Abel

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Code That Refactors Itself: The Ralph Loop

Feb 15, 2026 · Mark Abel

Spec-driven development and why it matters

Feb 15, 2026 · Mark Abel

The pink elephant problem

Feb 15, 2026 · Mark Abel

Writing better prompts

Feb 15, 2026 · Mark Abel

AGENTS.md outperforms skills in agent evals

Feb 15, 2026 · Mark Abel

Behavior-driven prompting: PRD to BDD to living spec

Feb 15, 2026 · Mark Abel

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