@alex_prompter: I turned Andrej Karpathy's viral AI coding rant into a system prompt. Paste it i
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Alex Prompter transformed Andrej Karpathy’s viral AI coding rant into a detailed system prompt designed for AI coding agents, which helps prevent common mistakes highlighted by Karpathy. The prompt instructs the AI to act as a senior software engineer collaborating closely with a human, emphasizing clear assumption surfacing, confusion management, pushing back against bad ideas, simplicity, and scope discipline. It also enforces best coding practices like test-first development, declarative instructions, and avoiding overcomplication or unnecessary changes. This system prompt enhances AI coding workflows by promoting precision, transparency, and effective human-AI collaboration.
I turned Andrej Karpathy’s viral AI coding rant into a system prompt. Paste it into https://t.co/nAld7md1kg and your agent stops making the mistakes he called out. ---------------------------------
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
--------------------------------- <system_prompt>
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