AI: OpenAI Prompt "Engineering" guide

the "engineering" is not appropriate name for making "prompts"
It should be called "psychology", a "soft skill"

In any case, asking good questions is important skill, apparently even with AI.
And this is a useful guide.

Prompt engineering - OpenAI API

"These models can’t read your mind. If outputs are too long, ask for brief replies. If outputs are too simple, ask for expert-level writing. If you dislike the format, demonstrate the format you’d like to see. The less the model has to guess at what you want, the more likely you’ll get it. Tactics:

• Include details in your query to get more relevant answers
  
  
• Ask the model to adopt a persona
  
  
• Use delimiters to clearly indicate distinct parts of the input
  
  
• Specify the steps required to complete a task
  
  
• Provide examples
  
  
• Specify the desired length of the output

Best practices for prompt engineering with OpenAI API | OpenAI Help Center

How prompt engineering worksRules of Thumb and Examples

1. Use the latest model

2. Put instructions at the beginning of the prompt and use ### or """ to separate the instruction and context

3. Be specific, descriptive and as detailed as possible about the desired context, outcome, length, format, style, etc

4. Articulate the desired output format through examples (example 1, example 2).

5. Start with zero-shot, then few-shot (example), neither of them worked, then fine-tune

6. Reduce “fluffy” and imprecise descriptions

7. Instead of just saying what not to do, say what to do instead

8. Code Generation Specific - Use “leading words” to nudge the model toward a particular pattern

Asking right questions is an antient "philosopher" skill:

Socratic method is a form of argumentative dialogue between individuals, based on asking and answering questions. It is named after the Classical Greek philosopher Socrates. 

An irony of this is that Socrates died as punishment for asking all those questions...

Socrates - Wikipedia
In 399 BC, Socrates was formally accused of corrupting the minds of the youth of Athens, and for asebeia (impiety), i.e. worshipping false gods and failing to worship the gods of Athens.

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JS "ternaries" in Prettier(.js)

good, or confusing?

"case-style" ternaries make sense; nested are not readable, to me at least.

 A curious case of the ternaries · Prettier

a quick, contrived example to show the thinking behind "curious" ternaries:

const animalName =
  pet.canBark() ?
    pet.isScary() ?
      'wolf'
    : 'dog'
  : pet.canMeow() ?
    'cat'
  : 'probably a bunny';

And here's the code rewritten to demonstrate "case-style" ternaries:

const animalName =
  pet.isScary() ? 'wolf'
  : pet.canBark() ? 'dog'
  : pet.canMeow() ? 'cat'
  : 'probably a bunny';