Spec-Driven Development and the Future of AI IDEs with AWS’s Kiro - JSJ 693

Spec-Driven Development and the Future of AI IDEs with AWS’s Kiro - JSJ 693

In this episode of JavaScript Jabber, I sit down with AWS’s Clare Liguori and Erik Hanchett to talk about Kiro, a brand-new AI-powered IDE that’s reimagining the way developers build software. We dive into how Kiro takes “AI-assisted coding” to a new level through spec-driven development — a process that focuses on defining requirements and collaborating with AI to break projects into clear, manageable tasks.

We unpack what sets Kiro apart from tools like Cursor and Copilot, explore its supervised vs. autopilot coding modes, and even talk about how it handles UI design, planning, and complex legacy codebases. Clare and Erik share behind-the-scenes insights on how Kiro was built using Kiro itself, what’s coming next for the platform, and how developers can join the early-access community to help shape its future.

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241 JSJ Microsoft Docs with Dan Fernandez

241 JSJ Microsoft Docs with Dan Fernandez

0:55 - Dan Fernandez and his workMicrosoft DocsTwitter7:50 - Walkthrough of the doc experience15:00 - Editable nature of the doc21:00 - Test driving a language26:30 - Catering to the user32:30 - Open Source34:40 - User feedback37:30 - Filters and Tables of Content40:45 - Form submissions41:50 - Community contributorsPicks: Ghostbusters (AJ) Daplie (AJ) Daplie Wefunder (AJ) .NET Rocks (Charles) ScheduleOnce (Charles) Devchat.tv 2017 Conferences (Charles) Disable HTML5 Autoplay (Dan) Visual Studio Code (Dan) JSJ episode Visual Studio Code with Chris Diaz and Eric Gamma (Charles)Special Guest: Dan Fernandez. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/javascript-jabber--6102064/support.

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240 JSJ Visual Studio Code with Chris Dias

240 JSJ Visual Studio Code with Chris Dias

Previous Episodes with Visual Studio Code’s Team:JSJ Episode 199, Visual Studio Code with Chris Dias and Erich GammaJSJ Episode 221, Visual Studio Code with Wade Anderson1:45 - What’s new at Visual Studio CodeVisual Studio Code’s TwitterVS Code GithubChris Dias’ TwitterChris Dias’ Github3:42 - Confusion with Javascript versus separate languages7:15 - Choosing your tools carefully8:20 - Integrated shell and docker extensions12:05 - Agar.io Extensions and extension packs16:15- Deciding what goes into Visual Studio Code and what becomes an extension18:20 - Using Github Issues and resolving user complaints22:08 - Why do people stray away from VS proper?23:10 - Microsoft and VS legacy27:00 - Man hours and project development31:30 - The Visual Studio default experience37:10 - What are people writing with VS Code?39:20 - Community versus developer views of VS Code41:40 - Using Electron44:00 - Updating the system44:50 - How is Visual Code written?48:00 - The future of Visual Code Studioshttps://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issuesPicks: Don McMillan (AJ) Daplie Wefunder (AJ) Daplie (AJ)Facebook feed blocker plug-in (Charles) Tab Wrangler (Charles) Smart Things (Chris)Wood Pizza Ovens (Chis)PJ Mark, Chris’ friend and marketer (Chris)Special Guest: Chris Dias. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/javascript-jabber--6102064/support.

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239 JSJ Vets Who Code with Jerome Hardaway

239 JSJ Vets Who Code with Jerome Hardaway

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23 Nov 201652min

238 JSJ Intellectual Property and Software Forensics with Bob Zeidman

238 JSJ Intellectual Property and Software Forensics with Bob Zeidman

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16 Nov 20161h

237 JSJ CLls - Ember Angular and React with Tracy Lee

237 JSJ CLls - Ember Angular and React with Tracy Lee

TOPICS:3:57 The exciting facets of CLI’s8:25 Advantages of CLI projects11:25 Coding in RAILS14:18 Disagreeing with conventions encoded in a CLI19:30 How REACT CLI functions20:43 Is Ember cheating by using REACT CLI?26:52 Which CLI is easiest to use29:00 How to add commands to a CLI34:00 The future of current CLI’s35:30 How well CLI’s are working for their respective communities37:00 The impact of WebPacPICKS: “How Break Points are Set” Hacker News ArticleChocolate Mint TeaTen Things Wise Parents Know Book Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Book Boys Should Be Boys Book “How Half of America Lost its Effing Mind” Blog Post Elementary TV ShowRecommendation Form for Topics and GuestsAmazon SmileAngular CruiseSweet Licorice Mint Tea by Choice Organic TeasVan’s Nintendo SneakersRESOURCES AND CONTACT INFO:Tracy's E-mailSpecial Guest: Tracy Lee. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/javascript-jabber--6102064/support.

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236 JSJ Interview with Mads Kristensen from Microsoft Ignite

236 JSJ Interview with Mads Kristensen from Microsoft Ignite

TOPICS:4:00 Things that make web development more difficult7:40 The developer experience with Angular10:40 How cognitive cost affects the user experience16:52 The variety of users for whom Mads’ software is built22:14 Creating accessible javascript tools that aren’t immediately outdated28:20 Why people shouldn’t be using dependency installers34:00 Node updatesQUOTES:“The massive introduction of new tools all the time is a big part of what makes web development harder.” -Mads Kristensen“I’m not a pretty pixels person, I’m a code and algorithms person.” -AJ O’Neill“I’m not hearing hype about people using HTTP2 to get those benefits, I’m only hearing hype around tools that Static built.” -AJ O’NeillPICKS: Death Note Anime ShowJS Remote ConferenceThe Alloy of Law Book by Brandon SandersonZig Zigler Books on AudibleMr. Robot TV ShowRESOURCES & CONTACT INFO:Mads on TwitterMads’ Website Special Guest: Mads Kristensen. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/javascript-jabber--6102064/support.

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235 JSJ JavaScript Devops and Tools with Donovan Brown and Jordan Matthiesen

235 JSJ JavaScript Devops and Tools with Donovan Brown and Jordan Matthiesen

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26 Okt 201648min

234 JSJ JAMStack with Brian Douglas and Matt Christensen

234 JSJ JAMStack with Brian Douglas and Matt Christensen

1:00 Intro to guests Brian Douglas and Matt Christensen2:20 Definition of JAMStack8:12 JAMStack and confusion over nomenclature12:56 JAMStack and security, reliability and performance17:05 Example of traffic spike for company Sphero18:26 Meaning of hyperdynamic20:35 Future and limits of JAMStack technology26:01 Controlling data and APIs versus using third parties28:10 Netlify.com and JAMStack31:16 APIs, JavaScript framework and libraries recommended to start building on JAMStack35:13 Resources and examples of JAMStack: netlify.com, Netlify blog, JAMStack radio, JAMStack SF Meetup QUOTES:“I think in the next couple of years we’re going to see the limits being pushed a lot for what you can do with this.” - Matt“Today we’re starting to see really interesting, really large projects getting built with this approach.” - Matt“If you can farm 100% of your backend off to third parties, I feel like that really limits a lot of the interesting things you can do as a developer.” - BrianPICKS: Early History of Smalltalk (Jamison) React Rally 2016 videos (Jamison) FiveStack.computer (Jamison) Falsehoods programmers believe about time (Aimee) Nodevember conference (Aimee) 48 Days Podcast (Charles) Fall of Hades by Richard Paul Evans (Charles) Jon Benjamin Jazz (Brian) RailsConf 2016 (Brian) React Native (Brian) Book of Ye Podcast (Brian) Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson (Matt)Sequoia Capital websiteSphero websiteIsomorphic rendering on the Jam Stack by Phil HawksworthSPONSORS:Front End MastersHired.comSpecial Guests: Brian Douglas and Matt Christensen. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/javascript-jabber--6102064/support.

19 Okt 201647min

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