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Foundations of Spec-Driven Development with Claude Code

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Overview

Build foundational understanding of SDD. Learn when specifications are valuable versus overkill, AI's role in generation, build project constitutions, create PRDs as business documentation, evaluate existing specifications, and practice AI-assisted generation with critical review.

Syllabus

Unit 1: Understanding Spec Driven Development

Integration Failure Analysis
Conversation Analysis - When Do You Need a Spec?
Spotting Ambiguous Requirements

Unit 2: Building Project Constitutions

Create and Validate Project Constitution
AI Drift Recovery Patterns
Constitution Enhancement - Add Pagination Standard
Constitution Evolution - Adding New Patterns

Unit 3: PRD as Persistent Documentation

Analyze PRD vs Specification Differences
Generate Architecture-Aware PRD with Claude
PRD Review and Business Validation

Unit 4: Complete Specification Breakdown

Spec Scavenger Hunt - Reading TaskMaster Specifications
Feature Requirements Analysis - What's Missing?
Spotting Gaps in Incomplete Specifications
Identifying Missing Specification Sections

Unit 5: AI-Assisted Specification Generation and Review

Generate and Refine Functional Specification
Detecting Ambiguous Language and Vague Terms
Compare and Consolidate AI Specifications
AI-Assisted Multi-Dimension Evaluation

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