Development Mindset for AI Programming

Most software engineers that learned to build things in the past 10-15 years have a move-fast-break-things mentality. I've found that AI coding really amplifies the downsides of this mentality (pushing broken slop to users), and further depresses the need for very clear thinking on what needs to be built.

Since there is no longer an associated cost with building so time spent thinking about what to build is very low.

To rectify this situation in my own life, I've been using the V-model while programming with AI agents. This is effectively the meticulous process that medical devices, spaceships etc. are built using.

The core idea of the V-model is that if you are able to describe what you want with great articulation, the process leads to it being built correctly.

Telling my AI agents to follow the V-model has been a tremendous benefit in terms of getting bug-free, production-ready code.

Any similar experiences?