I do the reverse of that sometimes – "I'm an experienced Python programmer with limited knowledge of TypeScript" to get answers that are better tailored to my own knowledge
PROMPT ENGINEERING
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Tell LLMs Exactly What You Want for Better Code Generation
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Yeah, for coding I usually tell the model exactly what I want it to write https://
simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/11/us
ing-llms-for-code/#tell-them-exactly-what-to-do
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Minimal Prompting: The Art of Simplicity in AI Prompts
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I'm a big fan of what I call "minimal prompting": try to find the shortest, simplest prompt that can achieve your goal and then iterate on it and expand it only if you don't get the desired result from the simple version
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Prompt Hacks Effectiveness: Model Evolution and Measurement Challenges
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The problem with prompting hacks like "I'll tip you $200" is that they mostly emerged a year or two ago and models have evolved a lot since then It's very easy to remain superstitious about them though, especially as measuring their effectiveness is actually very difficult
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AI Optimization Techniques Show Unpredictable Performance Results
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Sometimes these techniques helped, sometimes they hurt performance. It averaged to almost no effect. There was no clear way to predict in advance which technique would work when. Papers: https://
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf
m?abstract_id=5165270
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papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf
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papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf
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Comparative prompt execution tracking for benchmark evolution
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I'd love to be able to buy a one-off comparative prompt execution in a few months just to see how a new benchmark has evolved over time
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Prompt Engineering Techniques Lose Effectiveness on Recent AI Models
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We have been systematically testing lots of received prompting wisdom & for recent AI models:
Threats, saying please, being insulting, & promising tips do not change average performance on challenging tasks
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Structure your prompt with clear sections for correct AI responses
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13/ Final word: Don’t stress over the format. What matters is this:
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No best prompt format, structured beats freeform
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10/ So… which one should you use? There’s no “best” format. It depends on:
• Your task
• Your model
• Your preference But there is one rule:
Structured prompts > freeform chaos