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as my system prompts grow, im using more analogies/metaphors/culture references now.

as my system prompts grow, im using more analogies/metaphors/culture references now. this is 1) more token efficient 2) the models can reason abt applying the vibes/spirit generalisably e.g. instead of specifying how/what to explain before

by @menhguin (Minh Nhat Nguyen) · backlist 2026-05-30 · rubric 74.0

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no, it's still very important. just tell the agent to specify in detail HOW and WHY the bug happened. this has 2 …

no, it's still very important. just tell the agent to specify in detail HOW and WHY the bug happened. this has 2 benefits: 1. the agent has more context if it needs to fix the bug 2. the agent is allowed to ignore the instruction if conditi

by @menhguin (Minh Nhat Nguyen) · backlist 2026-05-19 · rubric 89.0