Topics as Development Lifecycle Phases

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  "title": "Topics as Development Lifecycle Phases",
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    "output": "<div style=\"background:#1e1e1e;color:#e0e0e0;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;font-family:'Consolas','Monaco',monospace;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-family:sans-serif;color:#fff;margin:0 0 16px 0;\">Topics as Development Lifecycle Phases</h2>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:20px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#98c379;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">💡 Your Insight</h3>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.6;\">Topics should represent <strong style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">what you're doing</strong> in the development process, not the platform artifacts you're working with. This brings maturity and predictability - you can see \"we've done lots of prototyping but no testing\" at a glance.</p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.6;margin-top:12px;\">Removing platform-specific topics (kontask, turn, graph) makes sense - those are implementation details that change. The <em>process</em> is the constant.</p>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:20px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#61afef;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">📊 Development Lifecycle Topics</h3>\n\n<p style=\"color:#7f848e;margin-bottom:16px;\">Ordered roughly by maturity progression (though work isn't always linear):</p>\n\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #444;\">\n<th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px;color:#e5c07b;\">Topic</th>\n<th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px;color:#e5c07b;\">What it captures</th>\n<th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px;color:#e5c07b;\">Keywords</th>\n</tr>\n\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #333;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\"><span style=\"background:#14b8a6;color:#fff;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:bold;\">📋 planning</span></td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#bbb;\">Deciding what to build, prioritization, backlog management</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#7f848e;font-size:12px;\">plan, backlog, priority, roadmap, next, decide, scope</td>\n</tr>\n\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #333;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\"><span style=\"background:#c678dd;color:#fff;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:bold;\">🏗️ design</span></td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#bbb;\">Architecture decisions, interface contracts, how things connect</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#7f848e;font-size:12px;\">design, architecture, interface, contract, api, how</td>\n</tr>\n\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #333;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\"><span style=\"background:#3b82f6;color:#fff;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:bold;\">📐 schema</span></td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#bbb;\">Data models, type definitions, database structure</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#7f848e;font-size:12px;\">schema, type, types, model, entity, database, db, struct</td>\n</tr>\n\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #333;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\"><span style=\"background:#f97316;color:#fff;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:bold;\">🧪 prototype</span></td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#bbb;\">Exploratory coding, spikes, proof of concepts, trying things</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#7f848e;font-size:12px;\">prototype, spike, poc, try, explore, experiment, demo</td>\n</tr>\n\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #333;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\"><span style=\"background:#22c55e;color:#fff;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:bold;\">✨ feature</span></td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#bbb;\">Building real functionality, implementation work</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#7f848e;font-size:12px;\">implement, add, create, build, feature, new, complete</td>\n</tr>\n\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #333;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\"><span style=\"background:#ef4444;color:#fff;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:bold;\">🐛 bugfix</span></td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#bbb;\">Fixing broken things, debugging, crash investigation</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#7f848e;font-size:12px;\">fix, bug, crash, error, broken, issue, debug</td>\n</tr>\n\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #333;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\"><span style=\"background:#8b5cf6;color:#fff;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:bold;\">🧪 testing</span></td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#bbb;\">Writing tests, verification, quality assurance</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#7f848e;font-size:12px;\">test, tests, coverage, verify, assert, spec, suite</td>\n</tr>\n\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #333;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\"><span style=\"background:#ec4899;color:#fff;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:bold;\">👁️ review</span></td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#bbb;\">Code reviews, PR reviews, audit, analysis</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#7f848e;font-size:12px;\">review, audit, analysis, inspect, check, pr, critique</td>\n</tr>\n\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #333;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\"><span style=\"background:#eab308;color:#fff;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:bold;\">📏 standards</span></td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#bbb;\">Coding standards, linting, formatting, conventions</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#7f848e;font-size:12px;\">standard, lint, format, convention, style, rule, guideline</td>\n</tr>\n\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #333;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\"><span style=\"background:#06b6d4;color:#fff;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:bold;\">📖 docs</span></td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#bbb;\">Documentation, guides, README updates</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#7f848e;font-size:12px;\">doc, docs, documentation, guide, readme, explain</td>\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\"><span style=\"background:#6366f1;color:#fff;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:bold;\">🗺️ roadmap</span></td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#bbb;\">Long-term vision, future features, strategic direction</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;color:#7f848e;font-size:12px;\">roadmap, vision, future, strategic, long-term, milestone</td>\n</tr>\n</table>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:20px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#e5c07b;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">🔄 The Maturity View</h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:16px;\">With these topics, you get a natural maturity progression view:</p>\n\n<pre style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:16px;border-radius:4px;overflow-x:auto;line-height:2;\">\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Ideation</span>     <span style=\"background:#14b8a6;color:#fff;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;\">planning</span> → <span style=\"background:#6366f1;color:#fff;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;\">roadmap</span>\n                ↓\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Design</span>      <span style=\"background:#c678dd;color:#fff;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;\">design</span> → <span style=\"background:#3b82f6;color:#fff;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;\">schema</span>\n                ↓\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Build</span>       <span style=\"background:#f97316;color:#fff;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;\">prototype</span> → <span style=\"background:#22c55e;color:#fff;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;\">feature</span>\n                ↓\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Quality</span>     <span style=\"background:#8b5cf6;color:#fff;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;\">testing</span> → <span style=\"background:#ec4899;color:#fff;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;\">review</span> → <span style=\"background:#eab308;color:#fff;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;\">standards</span>\n                ↓\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Maintain</span>    <span style=\"background:#ef4444;color:#fff;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;\">bugfix</span> → <span style=\"background:#06b6d4;color:#fff;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;\">docs</span>\n</pre>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.6;margin-top:16px;\">A healthy flow would show progression through these phases. Too much <span style=\"background:#f97316;color:#fff;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;font-size:12px;\">prototype</span> without <span style=\"background:#8b5cf6;color:#fff;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;font-size:12px;\">testing</span> = tech debt warning.</p>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:20px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#22c55e;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">💭 My Thoughts</h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.6;\"><strong style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">I like this reframe a lot.</strong> It shifts topics from \"what platform thing am I touching\" to \"what development activity am I doing.\" This is:</p>\n\n<ul style=\"line-height:1.8;margin:12px 0 0 0;padding-left:20px;\">\n<li><strong>Universal</strong> - works for any project, not just greatVibe</li>\n<li><strong>Actionable</strong> - you can ask \"why so much bugfix lately?\"</li>\n<li><strong>Process-oriented</strong> - shows development maturity at a glance</li>\n<li><strong>Stable</strong> - these phases don't change when you rename internal features</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.6;margin-top:16px;\"><strong style=\"color:#f97316;\">One concern:</strong> Some work spans multiple phases. A \"add user auth feature\" kontask is both <span style=\"background:#c678dd;color:#fff;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;font-size:12px;\">design</span> and <span style=\"background:#22c55e;color:#fff;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;font-size:12px;\">feature</span>. Multi-topic linking handles this, but we need good keyword detection.</p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.6;margin-top:16px;\"><strong style=\"color:#61afef;\">Question:</strong> Should we keep any \"domain\" topics like <span style=\"background:#78716c;color:#fff;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;font-size:12px;\">auth</span> or <span style=\"background:#78716c;color:#fff;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;font-size:12px;\">ui</span>? Or is the lifecycle phase the only dimension that matters?</p>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#1a2b1a;border:1px solid #22c55e;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#22c55e;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">📋 Final Proposed Topic Set (11 Lifecycle Topics)</h3>\n\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin-top:12px;\">\n<span style=\"background:#14b8a6;color:#fff;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:16px;font-weight:bold;\">📋 planning</span>\n<span style=\"background:#c678dd;color:#fff;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:16px;font-weight:bold;\">🏗️ design</span>\n<span style=\"background:#3b82f6;color:#fff;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:16px;font-weight:bold;\">📐 schema</span>\n<span style=\"background:#f97316;color:#fff;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:16px;font-weight:bold;\">🧪 prototype</span>\n<span style=\"background:#22c55e;color:#fff;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:16px;font-weight:bold;\">✨ feature</span>\n<span style=\"background:#ef4444;color:#fff;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:16px;font-weight:bold;\">🐛 bugfix</span>\n<span style=\"background:#8b5cf6;color:#fff;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:16px;font-weight:bold;\">🧪 testing</span>\n<span style=\"background:#ec4899;color:#fff;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:16px;font-weight:bold;\">👁️ review</span>\n<span style=\"background:#eab308;color:#fff;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:16px;font-weight:bold;\">📏 standards</span>\n<span style=\"background:#06b6d4;color:#fff;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:16px;font-weight:bold;\">📖 docs</span>\n<span style=\"background:#6366f1;color:#fff;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:16px;font-weight:bold;\">🗺️ roadmap</span>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n</div>",
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