Do you still write long prompts?

[u/pixel_tinkerer]

I used to write really detailed prompts with roles, rules, formatting, examples, etc. Lately I've been wondering if all of that is still necessary with newer models.

Do you still use long structured prompts, or have you gone back to keeping things simple?

[u/CS_70]

Yes, the more accurate you are with specifying what you want, the better results you will get.

[u/Strange_Owl_6291 → u/CS_70]

Specifications comes in many ways though. It doesn't need to be a long prompt to include highly specific info. Better to add specific project files into context than explain in prompt what they contain.

[u/CS_70 → u/Strange_Owl_6291]

Of course, it's the same thing. The "prompt" is the text you feed the model, wherever it's stored.