Specs Are The New Source Code (feat. Thomas Watkins, NN/G Guest Instructor)

AI has made building software easy. Deciding what to build is another story. When founders and product teams can vibe-code a working product in a weekend, where does design add value? In this episode, Therese Fessenden welcomes back design psychologist Thomas Watkins, founder of 3Leaf and NN/G guest instructor, to talk about why the bottleneck in product development has shifted from building to deciding, how specs are becoming the source of truth for AI-built products, and why taste and research matter more than ever. About Thomas & 3Leaf: LinkedIn | 3Leaf The Design Psychologist Podcast: https://designpsychologist.buzzsprout.com/2395044 Thomas's Previous Episode: 57. The Next Decade of UX: Why Psychology Matters More Than Ever Thomas's Course with NN/g: Writing Specs for AI-Built Products Other Related NN/g Articles & Courses: UX-Context Design: Using UX Knowledge to Inform AI-Generated Design Prompt to Design Interfaces: Why Vague Prompts Fail and How to Fix Them GenUI vs. Vibe Coding: Who's Designing? Good from Afar, But Far from Good: AI Prototyping in Real Design Contexts Context Architecture Context Libraries: How AI Power Users Manage Context Engineering TYXU5WMUAXAS8GTC