SMRTR ProgrammingJun 23, 2026Dev.to

Coding Agents Made Me Take Specs Seriously

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A developer shares how becoming a new father forced him to rethink his workflow, using Claude Code and a custom system called Harness to ship code in short, fragmented windows. By investing in detailed specs before writing any code, he gives AI agents enough context to work independently during nap times, then reviews and merges the results when he returns.

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