Before Writing Code, I Write the Spec Myself

Before you start coding, you usually need to clearly define what needs to be built. In other words, you take unclear requirements and turn them into actual features based on what you hear from your client, senior developer, or designer. I started my career in a small company, and in many small companies, the development process is not well systemized. (I'm in Korea.) In my case, I often didn't receive proper feature specification documents, and sometimes there were no API documents at all. Because of that, I had to take responsibility for clarifying the requirements myself. I would summarize the feature requirements, write them down in my own words, and then go back to confirm whether my understanding was correct. This process helped me avoid misunderstandings and reduce unnecessary rework during development. Regardless of company size, clear documentation is essential. When it's properly shared and used across the team, it helps reduce unnecessary communication and meetings. Recently,