fix: remove premature next links from unpublished posts

SamHatoum · SamHatoum · commit e9e7c6ff5c78 · 2026-04-02T13:37:34.000-07:00
Next links on posts 4-19 allowed readers to chain through the entire
20-part series before posts are published. Removed forward navigation
from all unpublished posts so the series follows the daily launch
schedule. Next links will be re-added incrementally as each post goes
live.
diff --git a/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/5-spec-smells-that-turn-every-ai-prompt-into-a-guessing-game.md b/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/5-spec-smells-that-turn-every-ai-prompt-into-a-guessing-game.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Look at the last spec you handed to your AI. How many of these five smells does
 
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-[Previous: AI Needs History. Your Database Deletes It.](./ai-needs-history-your-database-deletes-it) | [Next: A PRD Is Not a Spec. Here's Why That Matters.](./a-prd-is-not-a-spec-heres-why-that-matters)
+[Previous: AI Needs History. Your Database Deletes It.](./ai-needs-history-your-database-deletes-it)
 
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diff --git a/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/60-years-of-specification-in-3-minutes.md b/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/60-years-of-specification-in-3-minutes.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Now AI has made that convergence urgent. The techniques exist. The history is th
 
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-[Previous: I Coined 'Spec-Driven Development' in 2016. Nobody Cared Until AI Broke Everything.](./i-coined-spec-driven-development-in-2016-nobody-cared-until-ai-broke-everything) | [Next: TDD Was Never About Testing](./tdd-was-never-about-testing)
+[Previous: I Coined 'Spec-Driven Development' in 2016. Nobody Cared Until AI Broke Everything.](./i-coined-spec-driven-development-in-2016-nobody-cared-until-ai-broke-everything)
 
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diff --git a/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/a-prd-is-not-a-spec-heres-why-that-matters.md b/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/a-prd-is-not-a-spec-heres-why-that-matters.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Next time someone hands you a PRD and says "build this," ask yourself: who made
 
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-[Previous: 5 Spec Smells That Turn Every AI Prompt Into a Guessing Game](./5-spec-smells-that-turn-every-ai-prompt-into-a-guessing-game) | [Next: Jira Is Where Specs Go to Die. Your AI Just Showed Up With a Shovel.](./jira-is-where-specs-go-to-die-your-ai-just-showed-up-with-a-shovel)
+[Previous: 5 Spec Smells That Turn Every AI Prompt Into a Guessing Game](./5-spec-smells-that-turn-every-ai-prompt-into-a-guessing-game)
 
 [Back to series overview](./index)
 
diff --git a/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/ai-needs-history-your-database-deletes-it.md b/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/ai-needs-history-your-database-deletes-it.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ AI needs this history. If your database deletes it, you're handicapping every AI
 
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-[Previous: Dan North Wasn't Talking About AI. But He Could Have Been.](./dan-north-wasnt-talking-about-ai-but-he-could-have-been) | [Next: 5 Spec Smells That Turn Every AI Prompt Into a Guessing Game](./5-spec-smells-that-turn-every-ai-prompt-into-a-guessing-game)
+[Previous: Dan North Wasn't Talking About AI. But He Could Have Been.](./dan-north-wasnt-talking-about-ai-but-he-could-have-been)
 
 [Back to series overview](./index)
 
diff --git a/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/code-was-always-a-hindrance-i-just-didnt-know-it-yet.md b/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/code-was-always-a-hindrance-i-just-didnt-know-it-yet.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Next time you sit down to build something with AI, notice where you spend your t
 
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-[Previous: Your AI Doesn't Know What It Doesn't Know. You Do.](./your-ai-doesnt-know-what-it-doesnt-know-you-do) | [Next: I Coined 'Spec-Driven Development' in 2016. Nobody Cared Until AI Broke Everything.](./i-coined-spec-driven-development-in-2016-nobody-cared-until-ai-broke-everything)
+[Previous: Your AI Doesn't Know What It Doesn't Know. You Do.](./your-ai-doesnt-know-what-it-doesnt-know-you-do)
 
 [Back to series overview](./index)
 
diff --git a/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/dan-north-wasnt-talking-about-ai-but-he-could-have-been.md b/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/dan-north-wasnt-talking-about-ai-but-he-could-have-been.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Dan wasn't talking about AI. But he was describing the mindset that makes AI dev
 
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-[Previous: TDD Was Never About Testing](./tdd-was-never-about-testing) | [Next: AI Needs History. Your Database Deletes It.](./ai-needs-history-your-database-deletes-it)
+[Previous: TDD Was Never About Testing](./tdd-was-never-about-testing)
 
 [Back to series overview](./index)
 
diff --git a/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/fool-me-once-i-write-a-spec-fool-me-twice-there-is-no-twice.md b/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/fool-me-once-i-write-a-spec-fool-me-twice-there-is-no-twice.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Think about which workflow you'd trust with your production system. The one that
 
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-[Previous: When Coding Becomes Instant, Specs Are All That Matters](./when-coding-becomes-instant-specs-are-all-that-matters) | [Next: The Question Isn't Whether AI Can Code. It's Whether You Can Specify.](./the-question-isnt-whether-ai-can-code-its-whether-you-can-specify)
+[Previous: When Coding Becomes Instant, Specs Are All That Matters](./when-coding-becomes-instant-specs-are-all-that-matters)
 
 [Back to series overview](./index)
 
diff --git a/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/give-me-the-freedom-of-a-tight-brief-why-specs-are-the-ultimate-ai-prompt.md b/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/give-me-the-freedom-of-a-tight-brief-why-specs-are-the-ultimate-ai-prompt.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Specs are the ultimate prompt. They give it the clarity to do good work.
 
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-[Previous: Jira Is Where Specs Go to Die. Your AI Just Showed Up With a Shovel.](./jira-is-where-specs-go-to-die-your-ai-just-showed-up-with-a-shovel) | [Next: The Best AI Developers Are Spec-Driven. They Just Haven't Named It Yet.](./the-best-ai-developers-are-spec-driven-they-just-havent-named-it-yet)
+[Previous: Jira Is Where Specs Go to Die. Your AI Just Showed Up With a Shovel.](./jira-is-where-specs-go-to-die-your-ai-just-showed-up-with-a-shovel)
 
 [Back to series overview](./index)
 
diff --git a/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/i-coined-spec-driven-development-in-2016-nobody-cared-until-ai-broke-everything.md b/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/i-coined-spec-driven-development-in-2016-nobody-cared-until-ai-broke-everything.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Sometimes the right idea just needs the right moment. The spec-driven conversati
 
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-[Previous: Code Was Always a Hindrance. I Just Didn't Know It Yet.](./code-was-always-a-hindrance-i-just-didnt-know-it-yet) | [Next: 60 Years of Specification in 3 Minutes](./60-years-of-specification-in-3-minutes)
+[Previous: Code Was Always a Hindrance. I Just Didn't Know It Yet.](./code-was-always-a-hindrance-i-just-didnt-know-it-yet)
 
 [Back to series overview](./index)
 
diff --git a/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/jira-is-where-specs-go-to-die-your-ai-just-showed-up-with-a-shovel.md b/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/jira-is-where-specs-go-to-die-your-ai-just-showed-up-with-a-shovel.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Go look at a ticket your team closed six months ago. Can you find the spec? If t
 
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-[Previous: A PRD Is Not a Spec. Here's Why That Matters.](./a-prd-is-not-a-spec-heres-why-that-matters) | [Next: Give Me the Freedom of a Tight Brief. Why Specs Are the Ultimate AI Prompt.](./give-me-the-freedom-of-a-tight-brief-why-specs-are-the-ultimate-ai-prompt)
+[Previous: A PRD Is Not a Spec. Here's Why That Matters.](./a-prd-is-not-a-spec-heres-why-that-matters)
 
 [Back to series overview](./index)
 
diff --git a/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/most-specs-fail-because-they-start-too-low-start-here-instead.md b/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/most-specs-fail-because-they-start-too-low-start-here-instead.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Start with the whole. Slice vertically by value, not by technical layer. "Sell u
 
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-[Previous: Specs Are the Next Programming Languages](./specs-are-the-next-programming-languages) | [Next: When Coding Becomes Instant, Specs Are All That Matters](./when-coding-becomes-instant-specs-are-all-that-matters)
+[Previous: Specs Are the Next Programming Languages](./specs-are-the-next-programming-languages)
 
 [Back to series overview](./index)
 
diff --git a/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/specs-are-the-next-programming-languages.md b/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/specs-are-the-next-programming-languages.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ We're at the assembly language stage of specification right now. The high-level
 
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-[Previous: The Best AI Developers Are Spec-Driven. They Just Haven't Named It Yet.](./the-best-ai-developers-are-spec-driven-they-just-havent-named-it-yet) | [Next: Most Specs Fail Because They Start Too Low. Start Here Instead.](./most-specs-fail-because-they-start-too-low-start-here-instead)
+[Previous: The Best AI Developers Are Spec-Driven. They Just Haven't Named It Yet.](./the-best-ai-developers-are-spec-driven-they-just-havent-named-it-yet)
 
 [Back to series overview](./index)
 
diff --git a/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/tdd-was-never-about-testing.md b/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/tdd-was-never-about-testing.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The next time you're about to write code, try writing the expectation first. Not
 
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-[Previous: 60 Years of Specification in 3 Minutes](./60-years-of-specification-in-3-minutes) | [Next: Dan North Wasn't Talking About AI. But He Could Have Been.](./dan-north-wasnt-talking-about-ai-but-he-could-have-been)
+[Previous: 60 Years of Specification in 3 Minutes](./60-years-of-specification-in-3-minutes)
 
 [Back to series overview](./index)
 
diff --git a/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/the-best-ai-developers-are-spec-driven-they-just-havent-named-it-yet.md b/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/the-best-ai-developers-are-spec-driven-they-just-havent-named-it-yet.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The people building skyscrapers are already doing this. The question is whether
 
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-[Previous: Give Me the Freedom of a Tight Brief. Why Specs Are the Ultimate AI Prompt.](./give-me-the-freedom-of-a-tight-brief-why-specs-are-the-ultimate-ai-prompt) | [Next: Specs Are the Next Programming Languages](./specs-are-the-next-programming-languages)
+[Previous: Give Me the Freedom of a Tight Brief. Why Specs Are the Ultimate AI Prompt.](./give-me-the-freedom-of-a-tight-brief-why-specs-are-the-ultimate-ai-prompt)
 
 [Back to series overview](./index)
 
diff --git a/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/when-coding-becomes-instant-specs-are-all-that-matters.md b/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/when-coding-becomes-instant-specs-are-all-that-matters.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ When coding becomes instant, the only thing left to differentiate your software
 
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-[Previous: Most Specs Fail Because They Start Too Low. Start Here Instead.](./most-specs-fail-because-they-start-too-low-start-here-instead) | [Next: Fool Me Once, I Write a Spec. Fool Me Twice? There Is No Twice.](./fool-me-once-i-write-a-spec-fool-me-twice-there-is-no-twice)
+[Previous: Most Specs Fail Because They Start Too Low. Start Here Instead.](./most-specs-fail-because-they-start-too-low-start-here-instead)
 
 [Back to series overview](./index)
 
diff --git a/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/your-ai-doesnt-know-what-it-doesnt-know-you-do.md b/docs/perspectives/the-spec-driven-shift/your-ai-doesnt-know-what-it-doesnt-know-you-do.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Consider how much of your system's design lives only in your head right now. If
 
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-[Previous: Over Half Your Bugs Aren't Code Bugs](./over-half-your-bugs-arent-code-bugs) | [Next: Code Was Always a Hindrance. I Just Didn't Know It Yet.](./code-was-always-a-hindrance-i-just-didnt-know-it-yet)
+[Previous: Over Half Your Bugs Aren't Code Bugs](./over-half-your-bugs-arent-code-bugs)
 
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