The Prompt Engineering Playbook for Programmers

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Turn AI coding assistants into more reliable development partners Developers are increasingly relying on AI coding assistants to accelerate our daily workflows. These tools can autocomplete functions, suggest bug fixes, and even generate entire modules or MVPs. Yet, as many … Read more

I’d rather read the prompt

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When I grade students’ assignments, I sometimes see answers like this: Utilizing Euler angles for rotation representation could have the following possible downsides: Gimbal lock: In certain positions, orientations can reach a singularity, which prevents them from continuously rotating without … Read more

The Prompt() Function: Use the Power of LLMs with SQL

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In recent years, the costs associated with running large language models (LLMs) have fallen significantly, making advanced natural language processing techniques more accessible than ever before. The emergence of small language models (SLMs) like gpt-4o-mini has led to another order … Read more

Prompt Engineering Is Snake Oil

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In the tech industry, we frequently find ourselves caught up in the latest trends and buzzwords. One such trend that has recently gained popularity is “prompt engineering” — a practice that encourages crafting impeccable input messages to elicit desired output … Read more

Prompt Engineering vs. Blind Prompting

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“Prompt Engineering” emerged from the growth of language models to describe the process of applying prompting to effectively extract information from language models, typically for use in real-world applications. A lot of people who claim to be doing prompt engineering … Read more

Prompt injection: what’s the worst that can happen?

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Prompt injection: what’s the worst that can happen? Activity around building sophisticated applications on top of LLMs (Large Language Models) such as GPT-3/4/ChatGPT/etc is growing like wildfire right now. Many of these applications are potentially vulnerable to prompt injection. It’s … Read more