Verified Spec-Driven Development (VSDD)

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1. Looks moderately interesting, but I refuse to upvote vibe-written submissions.

   Mixed · Feb 2026 · in “Verified Spec-Driven Development (VSDD)”

2. The problem is I'm just not disciplined enough, it makes me lazy.

   Mixed · Nov 2025 · in “Toolkit to help you get started with Spec-Driven Development”

3. I looked at the past few pages of your repo's history and half the time it is broken.

   Criticizes · Feb 2026 · in “Verified Spec-Driven Development (VSDD)”

4. the most rigorous development pipeline I've seen articulated for AI-native engineering

   Recommends · Mar 2026 · in “Verified Spec-Driven Development (VSDD)”

5. Yes, I love it. I have used it a while with Claude Code

   Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “Toolkit to help you get started with Spec-Driven Development”

6. catching semantic gaps that lint and type-check miss

   Recommends · Feb 2026 · in “Spec-Driven Development with Claude Code”