Why AI-Assisted Development Needs Intent, Not Just Prompts
Derek Nerenberg · 2026-04-15
Most organizations adopted AI coding tools without a methodology for using them. The result is technical debt at machine speed.
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Thought leadership on AI-assisted development methodology.
Most organizations adopted AI coding tools without a methodology for using them. The result is technical debt at machine speed.
Traditional development treats documentation as an afterthought. Intent-First Development inverts the sequence — documentation becomes the design medium, and code becomes the output.
Not all development work is created equal. Categorizing tasks as deterministic or non-deterministic clarifies what to delegate to AI and what requires human judgment.