I started testing Wayfinder from Matt Pocock’s famous set of skills. It’s been months and months that I come across his name in both Twitter and YouTube, and I just didn’t have the chance to see his work closely.
Full disclaimer: I haven’t finished testing it. This is an ultra early set of impressions:
I EFFING love that finally someone connected AI with project management for documenting the work. Most of the spec-driven development frameworks omit this, giving me the impression that they are tools for freelancers instead of tools for professional teams.
Wayfinder is not described as a spec-driven development tool, and I agree with that. It goes beyond that. It’s like a partner that guides you through a goal while it documents it in a project management tool (e.g., GitHub issues, JIRA, etc.). This is what real teams do. They must keep a system of record up-to-date so that progress can be reported. Yes, not fun, yes, maybe micro-management in some cases, yes, real life, wake up.
I liked how it decomposed the problem and guide me through it step by step on different GitHub issues.
I haven’t finished trying it out, but I do feel some fresh air compared to the same things that I was already used to seeing.