Agentic-First Development:
A New Paradigm
Like "mobile-first" transformed web development, Agentic-First is transforming how software gets built. Fully documented. Issues tracked. Pull requests reviewed. Tests written. The entire development process of a very mature team—all orchestrated with AI agents.
How It Works
This isn't just "faster coding." Agentic-First is a complete development paradigm that rivals (and often exceeds) mature engineering teams.
Architect Agent Designs the System
Everything starts with architecture. The Architect Agent analyzes requirements, makes technology decisions, creates database schemas, designs APIs, and produces comprehensive technical specifications—all in minutes, not weeks.
Issues Created — And They're Amazing
The Planning Agent breaks work into detailed GitHub issues. But here's the mind-blowing part: these issues are written better than anything I've ever seen from senior developers. Clear acceptance criteria, technical context, test requirements—always high quality.
"Issues created, commented on, and poured over by agents are so much better written than anything I've seen from senior devs in the past."
— I've said this to colleagues repeatedly. The clarity and completeness are consistently exceptional.
Implementation Agents Build Features
Specialized agents (mobile, backend, frontend) implement the features from issues. They write production-ready code, handle edge cases, follow conventions perfectly, and create comprehensive tests.
Test Agents Write Comprehensive Tests
Testing doesn't get skipped. Dedicated Test Agents generate unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests. They catch bugs before deployment and ensure code quality standards.
In traditional development, tests are often an afterthought or skipped entirely. With agentic development, testing is automated and thorough. Every feature comes with comprehensive test coverage.
Review Agents Catch Bugs Before You Do
Peer review is built into the process. Review Agents analyze pull requests, check against acceptance criteria, catch bugs, and provide specific fixes. They've saved me hours of debugging.
The Review Agent caught a missing dependency that would have crashed the app on first run. Traditional review might have missed it—or required a full deployment cycle to discover.
Agents Commit, Push, Close Issues
Agents don't just write code—they complete the workflow. Commit messages follow conventions, branches are pushed, issues are closed with comments, and status reports are provided. No hand-holding required.
Work Like Dev Teams Work
We can work exactly how development teams have worked for years—create epics, break them into issues, and work through them systematically.
Epics & Issues
We create epics for major features, break them down into detailed issues with acceptance criteria, and track everything in GitHub Projects. The workflow is familiar to any engineering team.
Adjust & Divert Anytime
Want to change direction? Add a feature? Drop a scope item? No problem. Because the workflow is so fluid, we can pivot on a dime. No sunk costs, no wasted momentum.
The Power of Agentic-First
You get the rigor and discipline of a mature engineering team—with the speed and efficiency of AI agents. Issues are always high quality. Tests are always written. Code is always reviewed. Documentation is always maintained. This is the Agentic-First advantage.
Fully Documented
Every decision, every pattern, every workflow is documented. Knowledge doesn't live in anyone's head—it's in the codebase.
Technical Specifications
Comprehensive tech specs, database schemas, API documentation, architecture decisions—all generated and maintained by agents.
Runbooks & Guides
Setup guides, deployment procedures, troubleshooting steps—everything future developers (or agents) need to work effectively.
Team Playbooks
Agent orchestration patterns, prompt templates, quality gates—your custom playbook for Agentic-First Development.
My Journey Documentation
I've documented every step of learning Agentic-First Development—the wins, the failures, the patterns, the lessons.
Why I'm Rebuilding My Development Process with AI Agents
A 20-year CTO's journey into Agentic-First Development. The discovery, the decision, and the first results.
Read Article →From 0 to TestFlight in 7 Days: The Numbers
Complete breakdown: costs, time investment, honest assessment of what worked and what didn't.
Read Article →Teaching Agents Your Workflow
How to onboard AI agents like developers: iterations, patterns, workflow evolution.
Read Article →Building Real Features: What Works vs What Doesn't
Deep dive into skating app dev: what agents excelled at, what needed human intervention.
Read Article →Multi-Agent Orchestration: The Real Power
Beyond single agents: orchestrating multiple specialized agents with peer review and quality gates.
Read Article →What This Means for CTOs and Founders
Strategic implications: skills that matter more, skills that matter less, evolving leadership.
Read Article →Ready to Build 10x Faster?
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