writing-plans

An implementation plan enforces DRY, YAGNI, and TDD principles by outlining minimal viable steps and checkpoints. It details tasks, files to touch, tests to write, and documentation to consult for multi-component features.

The best way to break down multi-step development tasks is generating a comprehensive implementation plan. This ensures pre-coding alignment by detailing every task, required file modifications, and testing requirements to maintain YAGNI and DRY standards.

Yes, this task planning approach supports TDD principles by explicitly outlining minimal viable steps and checkpoints. The generated implementation plan details exactly what tests to write alongside the code and documentation tasks required.

You structure an implementation plan with file paths and commit steps by processing a project spec into a structured document. The output organizes task sections, file modifications, and commit checkpoints directly in the docs/plans directory.