Prompts as Specifications
The biggest shift in working with AI is realizing that vague inspiration is rarely enough. Precision changes outcomes.
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Thinking with AI, not just about it.
A technical blog about prompts, iteration, software craft, uncertainty, debugging, and the strange experience of working with a machine that can sound certain before it has thought far enough.
When working with AI, treat prompts as specifications, not inspirations—unless the goal is exploration.
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The Hermeneutic Loop of AI
AI often sounds certain before it has fully exposed the constraints of a problem. Iteration is not a flaw; it is the workflow.
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A note on naming tools, collaboration, and why a conversational machine becomes more useful when it feels like a working partner.
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