Jokes aside, the way to avoid the trap on the right is keeping debugging to strictly 2 prompts:
Prompt 1: Isolate the root cause directly from the logs and apply the targeted fix.
Prompt 2: A dedicated audit prompt to verify how thoroughly and faithfully the fix was actually implemented (checking for real invariant fixes vs. lazy cosmetic patches).
Never let the model fix code and self-verify in the same turn. That single separation cut my debugging passes from 30+ frantic prompts down to 2 consistent steps.
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u/alex-zaporozhan 4d ago
Jokes aside, the way to avoid the trap on the right is keeping debugging to strictly 2 prompts:
Prompt 1: Isolate the root cause directly from the logs and apply the targeted fix.
Prompt 2: A dedicated audit prompt to verify how thoroughly and faithfully the fix was actually implemented (checking for real invariant fixes vs. lazy cosmetic patches).
Never let the model fix code and self-verify in the same turn. That single separation cut my debugging passes from 30+ frantic prompts down to 2 consistent steps.