š ļø Spec Driven Development Best Practices with Kiro | How to Build Like AWS | E4
Are you tired of vibe coding your way into a mess? In this episode of **How to Build Like AWS**, we dig into one of the most powerful shifts in AI-assisted development: **spec-driven development with Kiro**. The AWS PACE team joins us to break down how they build real customer prototypes ā fast ā and why having a spec isn't just good practice, it's a competitive advantage. We cover the difference between vibe coding and spec-driven workflows, when to use each, and how Kiro makes spec creation practical for real teams building real things.
What we cover:
- How PACE built prototypes before AI ā and what changed
- What spec-driven development actually means (and what vibe coding is)
- When to use a requirements-first vs. design-first workflow
- How to write a good spec in Kiro and how many you actually need
- How specs reduce token consumption and keep your AI on track
- Kiro's power features: steering doc...
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