Purpose & Scope

In one line: Treat the AI as a senior engineer under architectural supervision — not autocomplete, not a substitute for judgment.

This document specifies the S4U Development Methodology: a systematic approach to AI-assisted software engineering. The audience is a senior engineer evaluating whether the methodology earns its overhead. Every practice carries a rationale, and every claim names the artifact that enforces it.

The method combines lessons from practical projects with hooks, checks, skills and reviewer templates. Their effectiveness depends on installation, scope and independent evidence; no operator-independent guarantee is implied. The governed factory operating model defines the 4.0 handoff to business analysis, risk profiles, authority and supported adaptability. The research separates implementation accounts from measured outcomes.

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