Most devs waste hours fixing AI slop code because they skip one thing:
They ask AI to patch the bug without understanding what broke.
Use this instead:
"Act as a senior engineer debugging prod. Analyze this code + error. Find the root cause first. Rank likely causes, explain how to verify each, give me the minimal fix. Don't rewrite working code or hallucinate context."
One sharp prompt saves you hours and stops AI from spawning 3 new bugs while fixing 1.
They ask AI to patch the bug without understanding what broke.
Use this instead:
"Act as a senior engineer debugging prod. Analyze this code + error. Find the root cause first. Rank likely causes, explain how to verify each, give me the minimal fix. Don't rewrite working code or hallucinate context."
One sharp prompt saves you hours and stops AI from spawning 3 new bugs while fixing 1.