What matters:
- the model -> choose the SOTA (currently Claude 4 Opus). I use it mostly in Cursor.
- the prompt: give it enough context to go by, reference files (especially the ones where it can start delving deeper from), be very clear in your intentions. Do bullet points.
- for a complex problem: ask it to break down its plan for you first. Then have a look to make sure it’s ok. If you need to change anything in your plan, now’s the time. Only then ask it to build the code.
- be patient: SOTA models currently aren’t very fast
I work at a company with millions of MAU, as well as do side projects - for the company, I do spend a bit more time checking and cleaning code, but lately with the new models less and less.
For my side projects, I just bang through with the flow above.
What matters: - the model -> choose the SOTA (currently Claude 4 Opus). I use it mostly in Cursor. - the prompt: give it enough context to go by, reference files (especially the ones where it can start delving deeper from), be very clear in your intentions. Do bullet points.
- for a complex problem: ask it to break down its plan for you first. Then have a look to make sure it’s ok. If you need to change anything in your plan, now’s the time. Only then ask it to build the code.
- be patient: SOTA models currently aren’t very fast
I work at a company with millions of MAU, as well as do side projects - for the company, I do spend a bit more time checking and cleaning code, but lately with the new models less and less.
For my side projects, I just bang through with the flow above.
Good luck!