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AI Coding Best Practices: A Framework for Human-AI Collaboration

🚀 I’ve been a software developer for over 15 years.
Over the past year, I’ve been actively experimenting with AI-assisted coding — and the results are astonishing.

In this blog post, I summarize a workflow I refined over many weekends. It combines AI with TDD, prompt-driven planning, and best-practice constraints to create a highly productive loop.

⚡️ With the right setup, AI coding isn’t just 10× faster — it can sometimes feel like 1000× faster.

This is just a starting point. The world has already changed. The future is already here.
Let’s collaborate, improve this further, and shape how we build software together.

https://medium.com/@trees.william/ai-coding-best-practices-a-framework-for-human-ai-collaboration-dcc54cf4f01f

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Dotallio

Love the blend of TDD structure and prompt-driven planning here. What's been the single most effective tweak in your workflow?

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william

Thanks! 🙏 Honestly, the most effective tweak has been having the AI generate a TODO plan from the prompt — but requiring my manual approval before coding starts.
It adds just enough friction to force clear thinking, like lightweight design. And once that’s locked, the rest flows quickly — especially when paired with TDD and automated test watching.

Would love to hear what’s worked best for you too!