Prompt

Not the same as a command

A command has one meaning. A prompt is read for intent, so the same request can produce different work twice — which is why naming files, constraints and the finish line beats phrasing it more politely.

Where it bites

Adding more words is not adding more context. A long undifferentiated dump buries the one detail that mattered; naming three files beats pasting thirty.

Covered in these lessons

• Where it quietly fails
• Choosing something small enough to finish
• Give it the right context, not all of it
• Your first prompt
• Context is everything

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