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Spec-Driven Refactoring: What I Learned from Handing an 800-Line Java Monolith to AI

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With AI models and coding tools getting increasingly powerful, it feels developers are stuck in two contradictory narratives: Developers are finished. And AI will not replace developers, but a developer who understands how to use AI will replace one who doesn't. Between the bold predictions and end…

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  1. 2026-10-20 16:41 · DEV Community — AI
    Spec-Driven Refactoring: What I Learned from Handing an 800-Line Java Monolith to AI

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