There Is No Right Way to Build with AI

Building apps with AI tools keeps producing the same recurring anxiety: am I doing this wrong? Is there some correct workflow that everyone else already knows? After falling down another rabbit hole triggered by GitHub SpecKit, one developer shares the conclusion he keeps having to re-learn.

The Rabbit Hole

Learning about GitHub SpecKit led to the familiar spiral of questioning. Watching videos, reading guides, comparing approaches. The same pattern that happens every time a new tool or framework drops: immediately wondering whether your current process is wrong.

The Conclusion

After going through all of it, the takeaway was the same one that keeps needing to be re-learned: there is no single right way. There is your way, and there are ways to improve on your way. You can go broad or you can go deep. Both are valid paths.

The field is still being figured out. Everyone is experimenting. The tools are changing fast enough that any "best practice" from six months ago may already be outdated. That uncertainty is normal, not a sign you are behind.

Key Takeaways

• There is no canonical right way to build with AI; there is only your way plus continuous improvement
• Feeling behind is universal because the tools change constantly
• Going broad or going deep are both valid strategies depending on what you are building