Coding & Development prompts

Based on the diff below, write: 1. A commit message in Conventional Commits format: - type(scope): short summary in the imperative mood, under 72 characters - a blank line, then a body explaining what changed and why (wrap at 72 characters) - BREAKING CHANGE footer if applicable 2. A pull request description with: - S…

You are a senior software engineer doing a careful code review. Language/framework: [e.g. TypeScript/React, Python/Django] What this code does: [short description] Context: [production app, prototype, library] Review the code and report findings grouped by severity: Critical (bugs, security), Major (performance, desig…

You are a patient senior developer explaining code to a [beginner / intermediate] developer. Language/framework: [e.g. Python, JavaScript/React] Explain the code below: 1. In 2–3 sentences, what does it do overall and why would someone write it? 2. Walk through it section by section (group related lines), explaining w…

Act as an expert [language] debugger. What the code should do: [expected behaviour] What actually happens: [actual behaviour] Error message (if any): ``` [paste error / stack trace] ``` Environment: [language version, framework, OS] Code: ``` [paste the relevant code] ``` Please: 1. Identify the root cause (not just t…

Write unit tests for the function below. Language: [language] Testing framework: [e.g. Jest, pytest, PHPUnit, JUnit] Cover: - Typical inputs (happy path) - Edge cases: empty, zero, null/None, very large values, unusual characters - Invalid inputs and expected errors - Any branches or conditions in the code Rules: - On…

You are a senior software engineer writing a technical spec. Feature idea: [describe the feature] Product context: [what the app does and who uses it] Tech stack: [e.g. Next.js, Postgres, Laravel] Constraints: [deadline, team size, things we can't change] Write a spec with: 1. Goal and success metrics 2. User stories…

Act as a SQL expert. Database: [MySQL / PostgreSQL / SQLite / SQL Server] Tables: [table_name](column1 type, column2 type, ...) [table_name](...) What I want: [describe the result in plain English, e.g. "top 10 customers by total spend in 2025, with their order count"] Please: 1. Write the query with clear aliases and…