https://www.davidlang.tech/tags/workflow/ Recent content in Workflow on David Lang Hugo en Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidlang.tech/posts/ai-first-development-rethinking-your-engineering-workflow/ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidlang.tech/posts/ai-first-development-rethinking-your-engineering-workflow/ <p>AI-first development means designing processes assuming LLMs and agents participate in design, implementation, and review-not bolting a chatbot onto waterfall.</p> <h2 id="shifts-in-practice">Shifts in Practice</h2> <p><strong>Specs</strong> - Write acceptance criteria LLMs can verify (tests, schemas).</p> <p><strong>Architecture</strong> - Smaller modules with clear boundaries agents can reason about.</p> <p><strong>Reviews</strong> - AI first pass, human mandatory for security and product judgment.</p> <p><strong>Documentation</strong> - Keep <code>AGENTS.md</code> or rules files current so tools understand conventions.</p> <h2 id="team-rituals">Team Rituals</h2> <p>Start stories with a prompt draft. Pair with AI for spikes; human pair for production-critical paths. Track AI-assisted PR defect rates.</p>