https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Abstraction Articles feed https://www.infoq.com/articles/spec-driven-development/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Abstraction-articles <img src="https://res.infoq.com/articles/spec-driven-development/en/headerimage/spec-driven-development-header-1767777707872.jpg"/><p>Spec-Driven Development inverts traditional architecture by making specifications executable and authoritative. It transforms declared intent into validated code through AI generation and provides architectural determinism. It eliminates drift through continuous enforcement, but demands new engineering discipline in schema design and contract-first reasoning.</p> <i>By Leigh Griffin, Ray Carroll</i> Spec Driven Development API-Design Contract First Development Generative AI Abstraction Code Generation Architecture & Design article Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/articles/spec-driven-development/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Abstraction-articles Leigh Griffin, Ray Carroll 2026-01-12T11:00:00Z /articles/spec-driven-development/en