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World Congress 2024 • Aug 20, 2024 • Session details

Specifications as the better way of software development

Artem Manchenkov

Treating API contracts as an afterthought creates severe frontend bottlenecks. Adopting a strict specification-first workflow allows you to automate boilerplate generation and drastically accelerate your delivery.

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#1 about 8 min

Defining the exact role of specifications in software

Detailed technical specifications function as concrete blueprints rather than mere operational documentation.

#2 about 3 min

Designing microservices with the OpenAPI specification workflow

Structuring API frameworks with initial architectural documents ensures scalable cross-team implementation workflows.

#3 about 6 min

Why manual specification updates fail in software teams

Divergent manual workflows inherently trigger unstable endpoint contracts and halt critical engineering tasks.

#4 about 3 min

Generating API specifications from backend code base frameworks

Popular backend routing libraries prioritize auto-generating documentation from endpoints instead of pre-planning structures.

#5 about 4 min

Automatically generating code directly from initial technical specifications

Sourcing dedicated packages automatically compiles structural server stubs and eliminates tedious syntax typing.

#6 about 3 min

Expanding code generation beyond standard HTTP component APIs

Replacing verbose storage connectivity functions with declarative resources completely eliminates internal boilerplate complexity.

#7 about 2 min

Practical recommendations for enforcing strict specification development models

Gradually isolating architectures with programmatic code limitations radically enhances scaling software projects.

#8 about 4 min

Refactoring legacy software monoliths using structural planning rules

Incremental validation of decoupled application nodes provides safe migration pathways for unsupported backend systems.

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