[poem] Please Be Specific, Said the Machine

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You hand it a canvas, a vague little dream,
"Make something cool" — not as clear as it seems.
The model returns with a haiku about cheese.
You asked for a poem. You forgot to say please. 🧀

So you craft every line like a bonsai in spring,
"Act as a senior dev, in a TypeScript-y thing,
respond only in JSON, avoid markdown blocks,
and keep it concise" — now we're setting the clocks. ⏱️

The prompt is the poem, the constraint is the verse,
a semicolon misplaced makes the output much worse.
You rhyme your requirements, you meter your role,
a carefully tuned system prompt feeds the soul. ✨

We used to write sonnets for lovers and kings,
now we write them for models and agentic things.
Shakespeare had iambic, we've got zero-shot flair —
"You are a helpful assistant" beyond compare. 🎭

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Inspired by the realization that a well-crafted prompt and a well-crafted poem share the same secret: every word pulls its weight.

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• expires on Jul 19, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC