What is Living Specs?
These are technical requirements that are automatically updated with the code during the software development process and reflect the current status of the project.
Overview
Traditional documentation becomes obsolete as the project progresses, but this method makes documentation part of the code. These requirements are updated whenever a change is made to the software. This way, developers always have an up-to-date roadmap.
How it works
Thanks to comments in the code or automated tools, technical documents are kept in sync with the current version of the code.
Where it is used
It is used to manage complexity in large software projects and teamwork.
Commonly confused with
It differs from traditional technical documents that are static and become obsolete over time.
Questions and answers
Why don't we use static documents?
Because static documents become outdated very quickly and can mislead developers.
Is this difficult to install?
It requires automation tools but saves a lot of time in the long run.
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