Clear specifications are essential because they create shared understanding through collaborative discussion, preventing misalignment and expensive rework.<p>With AI-assisted coding, well-defined requirements have become even more crucial as these tools follow instructions precisely but lack business context.<p>The investment in proper definition isn't wasteful "meta-work" but rather insurance against the much higher cost of rebuilding the wrong solution.
It’s interesting how the author makes the same mistake with the title. It’s not agile that is stupid. Actually it’s original manifesto mentions specifically: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools.<p>Seeing them as peers instead of ‘idiots’ would also help.