https://www.davidlang.tech/tags/prompt-engineering/ Recent content in Prompt-Engineering on David Lang Hugo en Sat, 14 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidlang.tech/posts/prompt-engineering-fundamentals-for-developers/ Sat, 14 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidlang.tech/posts/prompt-engineering-fundamentals-for-developers/ <p>Prompt engineering is the practice of designing inputs so LLMs produce reliable, useful outputs. Developers who treat prompts as code ship better AI features.</p> <h2 id="structure-your-prompts">Structure Your Prompts</h2> <p>Use clear sections: role, context, task, format, and constraints.</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#93a1a1;background-color:#002b36;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span>You are a code reviewer for a TypeScript React codebase. </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Context: PR diff below. </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Task: List bugs, security issues, and style problems. </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Format: JSON array of { severity, file, message }. </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Constraints: Max 10 items. No speculation beyond the diff. </span></span></code></pre></div><h2 id="few-shot-examples">Few-Shot Examples</h2> <p>Include 2–3 input/output pairs for classification or extraction tasks. Examples beat lengthy instructions for format adherence.</p>