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Prompting that produces correct, idiomatic code, feeding the AI real codebase context, and debugging without loops.

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Getting Idiomatic Code on the First Try: Prompts That Constrain the Model

The difference between usable output and a rewrite is usually the constraints you set before the model writes a line.

Mei Lin, a developer-tools engineer · 8 min read

Feeding the Model a Real Codebase: Files, Types, and Constraints That Actually Fit in Context

Good code from an AI depends less on the question and more on which files, types, and rules you put in front of it.

Mei Lin, a developer-tools engineer · 9 min read

Debugging With AI Without Going in Circles: A Systematic Loop

AI debugging fails when you outsource the thinking; it works when you drive a tight hypothesis-and-evidence loop.

Mei Lin, a developer-tools engineer · 9 min read