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Adding a Feature With AI Without Breaking What Works
A safe routine for adding features to an AI-built project: save a copy, ask for one change, test old behavior again, and roll back quickly if something fails.

ChatGPT vs Claude for Coding: What to Compare
A fair way to compare ChatGPT and Claude for coding small tools: the criteria that matter to non-programmers, a one-hour test plan, and why rankings go stale.

Giving an AI Coding Assistant the Context It Needs
How to give an AI coding assistant enough context to help with your project: what to share, how to summarize, and how to keep long chats from drifting.

How to Ask AI to Fix a Bug Without Making It Worse
Learn how to report a bug to an AI coding assistant so the fix is small and correct: what to include, what to avoid, and how to confirm nothing else broke.

A Prompt Template for Building a Web Page
A fill-in-the-blank prompt template for asking an AI assistant to build a single web page, with advice on content, layout, mobile design, and checking the result.

How to Write a Prompt That Produces Working Code
A practical method for writing prompts that make AI assistants produce working code: state the goal, inputs, outputs, edge cases, format, and how to test.

Build a Pomodoro Timer With AI and Make It Yours
Step-by-step guide to building a Pomodoro timer with an AI assistant: the prompt, the timer bugs to watch for, and ways to customize it afterward.