... Messina(@chrismessina): Measure twice, cut once as they say! Thinking about what you're trying to do, writing it down, and then iterating on it is probably the best way to be productive, rather than using the hunt-and-peck method of coding. Slow is fast, as they say. What you're describing also sounds like the Reasoning step that LLMs now use to plan out their next steps so if it's good enough for LLMs, it should ... ... functional requirements (performance, security, database, etc.) Use cases or user stories Constraints and assumptions Glossary of terms Business logic User flows and interactions Comment from Gabe Perez(@gabe): @chrismessina  very well said. I loled cause "hunt-and-peck

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