Learn the art of prompt engineering specifically for code generation tasks.
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Learn the art of prompt engineering specifically for code generation tasks.
Getting good code out of an LLM is a skill. Here are three techniques to improve your results immediately.
Don't just ask for the code. Ask the model to "think step by step" or "explain the logic first". Bad: "Write a function to parse CSV." Good: "Outline the steps to parse a CSV file robustly, handling edge cases like unclosed quotes. Then, implement the function in Python."
Give the model 1 or 2 examples of the style you want. "Here is how we handle error logging in this repo: [Example]. Now write a function that..."
Define the input and output types clearly. TypeScript interfaces are actually great prompts even for non-TS languages because they are precise contracts.
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