The spec is a living document, not a deliverable
The Podsque catalog spec grew to 41KB — 50+ field schemas, 10 locked business rules — because it stayed the place decisions got recorded, not a doc filed once and forgotten. A spec you've stopped editing is a spec that's already wrong.
[The note "The spec is a living document, not a deliverable" in full — short, conversational, first person.]
Why specs go stale the day they're 'done'
[Draft section: why specs go stale the day they're 'done'. Written when this piece is published — left as a placeholder here rather than fabricated.]
What a living spec tracks
[Draft section: what a living spec tracks. Written when this piece is published — left as a placeholder here rather than fabricated.]
Locked rules vs. open questions
[Draft section: locked rules vs. open questions. Written when this piece is published — left as a placeholder here rather than fabricated.]