danielfortizv/sdd-comparative-study/tessl-work-review

Work Review

Review completed implementation to confirm all spec requirements are satisfied and specs remain accurate.

When to use

• After completing implementation of a spec-driven task
• Before marking a task as done
• When a stakeholder asks to verify completeness

Steps

1. Find relevant specs. Identify all specs whose targets: match the files changed during implementation:

``bash # List changed files, then find specs targeting them git diff --name-only HEAD~1 | head -20 grep -rl "targets:" specs/*.spec.md ``

1. Check each requirement. Walk through every requirement in the spec. For each one:

• Read the target file and confirm the requirement is implemented
• Record the file path and line number where it's implemented (e.g., src/auth.py:42)
• Verify edge cases called out in the spec are handled
• For each [@test] link, confirm the test exists and exercises the requirement

1. Run linked tests. Execute all [@test] paths and record results:

``bash grep -rh '\[@test\]' specs/*.spec.md | sed 's/.*\[@test\] *//' | sed 's/$//' ``` If any test fails, the review cannot pass — diagnose before continuing.

1. Capture ALL discovered requirements. Compare the implementation against the spec and identify every behavioral difference — not just new features, but also:

• Functions or events in the code that the spec doesn't mention
• Behavior that differs from what the spec describes (e.g., silent skip vs. raising an error)
• New error handling paths, default values, or configuration not in the spec

For each discovered requirement:

• Add it to the relevant spec
• Link any tests that were created for it

1. Update spec metadata. If implementation changed the file structure:

• Update targets: for new, moved, or deleted files
• Update [@test] links for restructured tests

1. Produce review summary:

``` ## Review: [Spec Name]

### Requirements

• [x] Requirement 1 — implemented in src/foo.py:42
• [x] Requirement 2 — implemented in src/bar.py:18
• [ ] Requirement 3 — MISSING: no error handling for empty input

### Discovered requirements

• Added: timeout handling for API calls (not in original spec)

### Test results

• Linked tests: 5 passed, 0 failed
• New tests added: tests/test_timeout.py

### Spec updates

• Added timeout requirement to section 3
• Updated targets to include src/baz.py

```

The review passes when all requirements are checked, all linked tests pass, and no discovered requirements are left undocumented.