Writing Plans
A Skill for creating comprehensive implementation plans with bite-sized tasks that assume the engineer has zero context.
Core Approach
Write plans assuming the engineer:
- Has zero context for our codebase
- Is a skilled developer but knows nothing about our toolset
- Doesn't know good test design very well
- Needs everything documented: which files to touch, how to test it, what to check
Task Granularity
Each step is one action (2-5 minutes):
- "Write the failing test" - step
- "Run it to make sure it fails" - step
- "Implement the minimal code to make the test pass" - step
Key Principles
- DRY: Don't Repeat Yourself
- YAGNI: You Aren't Gonna Need It
- TDD: Test-Driven Development
- Frequent Commits: Small, atomic commits
Plans saved to: docs/plans/YYYY-MM-DD-<feature-name>.md
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