I love reading the posts in this thread. It seems the waterfall vs Agile debate is still vivid in the HN community, which surprises me.
I know that developers have different experiences with SDD, and there is no one-size-fits-all methodology anyway. It's interesting to read the feedback of people who really like it, especially when they describe their background and the type of project they use it for.
In my experience, SDD doesn't bring any value as I'm already using Plan mode before going to implementation. I have also never seen instances of a coding agent doing exactly what I had in mind in the first try (except for very simple cases), so there must be iterations, which defeats the purpose of the Big Design Up Front.
Finally, I really think coding agents pave the path for a new way to develop digital products, more productive and closer to the users' expectations. But I doubt that SDD lies anywhere in this path.
I love reading the posts in this thread. It seems the waterfall vs Agile debate is still vivid in the HN community, which surprises me.
I know that developers have different experiences with SDD, and there is no one-size-fits-all methodology anyway. It's interesting to read the feedback of people who really like it, especially when they describe their background and the type of project they use it for.
In my experience, SDD doesn't bring any value as I'm already using Plan mode before going to implementation. I have also never seen instances of a coding agent doing exactly what I had in mind in the first try (except for very simple cases), so there must be iterations, which defeats the purpose of the Big Design Up Front.
Finally, I really think coding agents pave the path for a new way to develop digital products, more productive and closer to the users' expectations. But I doubt that SDD lies anywhere in this path.