SDD Mastery: 10x Developer Productivity with AI Agents
From CLI Tools to Production Web Apps – Write Once, Generate Reliably
13 topics
32 hours
Advanced
Certificate
The course
Stop fighting AI. Start directing it.
Learn Spec-Driven Development (SDD) — a clear, powerful workflow where you write precise specifications first, and AI (Cursor, Claude, Copilot) does reliable implementation.
Your Journey :
Build CLI tools (Todo, File Organizer, Games),
Create LinkShelf — a full web bookmark app with Flask & SQLite
Advance to user features, testing, full-stack apps, and deployment
By the end, you’ll confidently use SDD to build better software faster with AI.
Pre requisites :
Python developers, tech leads, and experienced engineers (2+ years) who want to stop “vibe coding” and start building with confidence in the age of AI.
No beginners — this course is designed for people who already know Python and want to 5–10x their effectiveness with AI agents.
The journey
- What is Spec-Driven Development (SDD)?
- SDD vs Vibe Coding vs Traditional TDD/BDD
- Benefits, common myths, and token efficiency
- Course structure and success criteria
- Even or Odd Checker CLI
- Concepts: Spec as Single Source of Truth, Constitution, Edge Cases, GIVEN-WHEN-THEN
- 4-Phase Workflow (light version)
- First review practice
- Basic Todo List CLI
- Enhanced Todo List (Priorities + Due Dates)
- Key Skill: Editing spec yourself → AI updates code
- Iteration mastery without touching code directly
- Number Guessing Game CLI
- Introducing full workflow: Specify → Plan → Tasks → Implement
- Technical Plan & Task Breakdown
- Persistent high scores
- File Organizer CLI
- Filesystem safety, dry-run/preview mode, CLI flags
- Safety-first specs
- LinkShelf – Personal Links Saver (Flask + SQLite)
- Moving from CLI to Web
- Routes, templates, forms, validation, flash messages
- Database integration using SDD
- Adding Authentication & User-Specific Data to LinkShelf
- Sessions, registration, login
- Spec evolution on existing codebase
- LinkShelf v2 – Better Structure & UI
- Blueprints, Tailwind/HTMX, search & filtering
- Multi-file specs and improved technical plans
- Writing Tests from Specs
- Unit, integration, and acceptance tests
- Spec → Auto-generated tests workflow
- TDD + SDD combination
- Taskly – Modern Todo Web App (FastAPI + React/HTMX)
- Full-stack SDD
- API design, frontend-backend separation
- Brownfield Modernization & Spec-as-Source
- Working with legacy code
- Constitution for large projects
- Radical “Code is Disposable” approach
- Deploying SDD Projects
- Environment variables, logging, basic monitoring
- Production-ready specs
- Using SDD in Teams
- Spec reviews in PRs, shared constitutions
- Enterprise adoption patterns
The skills
SDD
Python
AIDevelopment
React
CLI
The projects
Project 1Your own baby!
Build Your Own Project using Full SDD. Project proposal, spec writing, implementation, presentation