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Teams now build working prototypes where they used to write specs
Discovery & ResearchUI/UX Design
- Practitioners writing up their own working method disagree about what should come before code.
- One argues that cheaper techniques should be exhausted before any code is written.
- Another argues that a prompt carrying its context beats a written specification outright.
- These posts were written independently, and the writers hold the tension open rather than resolving it.
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First seen 25 Feb 2026
If you are a PM
BeforeNow
A long spec before any buildWrite down what the prototype leaves out
Interviews came before any codeStill interview users when a prototype is not enough
The PRD describes the whole featureThe PRD records what you chose to skip
BeforeNow
Each state gets its own frame
Who said it
Komodo Healthjob-boards.greenhouse.io · 5 November 2026
Staff Product Designer, AI Products…Builds working prototypes. You will show us something you built, not only something you drew. You prototype real UI with AI tools and can fix a component in code yourself. …
