What Does This Mean?

Spec-First

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FORCE: Machine CultureUNIVERSE: Vibe CodingCLUSTER: coding_workflow

An engineering approach where writing the specification is treated as the primary act of software design, with code generation — whether by AI or by hand — following as a downstream, largely mechanical step.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"We're spec-first now, code review is basically just checking it matches the doc."

LORE & ORIGIN

Companion framing to Spec-Driven Development, naming the mindset shift specifically: the spec is the design artifact worth deliberating over, not the code it produces.

FIRST SEEN

2025

PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

2026 (AI Coding)

CURRENT STATUS

Mainstream Gen Alpha Slang

Leer en español →Lire en français →日本語版を読む →한국어판 보기 →Ler em português →阅读中文版 →

EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

Español es-ESno fixed local term →Français fr-FRno fixed local term →日本語 ja-JPno fixed local term →한국어 ko-KRno fixed local term →Português pt-BRno fixed local term →中文 zh-CN规格优先 →

AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

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EDITORIAL ESTIMATE

CULTURE CATEGORY

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DOCUMENTED SINCE

2025

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