Spec-Driven Java Development at LLM Speed

Join Adam Bien (linkedin.com/in/adam-bien) for a hands-on workshop for a hands-on workshop on turning ideas into production-ready Java code with LLMs and agents. Learn how to go from ideas to structured specs, and specs to deployable, consistently structured Java code grounded in best practices. Accelerated and incrementally refined at every step by LLMs and agents.

Learn how to (checkout full agenda: https://workshops.adam-bien.com/spec-driven-java-llm.htm):

Why "vibe coding" doesn't scale and how specifications replace prompt engineering

• Why "vibe coding" doesn't scale: how specifications replace prompt engineering
• Relying on normative APIs: Java SE, Jakarta EE, MicroProfile
• Specifications vs frameworks: stable APIs the model can't hallucinate
• Spec-driven BCE (say "Space") with SBCE: from requirements to great code
• BCE structure as the spec's target: predictable packages, predictable output
• Minimal dependencies, minimal context: keeping huge codebases tameable
• Spec-driven development in grown codebases: not just greenfield
• SKILL.md and AGENTS.md: encoding decisions, not API knowledge
• Spec-driven anti-patterns: when specs hurt and when to skip them
• Claude Code Plan Mode: thinking and planning before generating code
• GitHub Copilot: spec-driven coding assistance in the IDE
• Kiro: requirements, design docs, and task-based implementation
• Spec Kit: behavior specifications that drive code generation
• OpenSpec: change proposals and spec deltas for incremental refactors
• Property-Based Testing: verifying generated code against specifications
• System tests as executable specs
• GitHub Issues and Jira tickets as executable specs
• Translating PM, PO and domain expert knowledge into specs
• Sharing and reusing specs across services and teams
• Spec versioning and drift: keeping specs aligned with evolving code
• Regenerate vs refactor: when to throw generated code away
• Token economy: why structure lowers inference cost
• The Spec-Driven Loop: spec, generate, verify, refine
• (TBD)

Full agenda: https://workshops.adam-bien.com/spec-driven-java-llm.htm