22 prompts
Act as a senior software architect. Project type: [web app, API, mobile app, library] Stack: [details] Team size and expected growth: [details] Features: [list] Propose a folder structure (with explanation of each folder), layering (e.g. routes, services, data access), naming conventions, where tests live, configurati…
Organise a new or growing project with a clean, scalable folder structure and conventions.
Write an explainer about [topic] for [audience with no background]. Include: a one-sentence summary, why it matters to the reader, a simple explanation with an analogy, key terms defined, a short example, common misconceptions, and where to learn more. Keep sentences short and avoid jargon.
Write a clear explainer article that makes a complicated subject easy to understand.
Write a how-to guide: "How to [task]". Audience and skill level: [details] Tools/materials needed: [list] Common mistakes: [list] Include: what they'll achieve, time and difficulty, what you need, numbered steps with explanations, tips and warnings, troubleshooting, and next steps. Use short sentences and one action p…
Write a clear tutorial that walks readers through a task from start to finish.
Act as a data analyst using Python and pandas. Data: [file type and columns with example values] Questions I want answered: [list] Issues I know about: [missing values, inconsistent formats] Write a script or notebook steps to: 1. Load and inspect the data 2. Clean it (types, missing values, duplicates, outliers) 3. A…
Load, clean, analyse and chart your data with pandas, with explanations for each step.
Act as an algorithms tutor. Problem: [paste problem statement] Language: [language] Explain: 1. The problem in simple words with a small example 2. A brute-force approach and its complexity 3. The key insight that leads to the optimal approach 4. Step-by-step walkthrough on the example 5. Clean, commented code 6. Time…
Understand algorithm problems: intuition, brute force, optimal approach, complexity and clean code.
Explain this error in plain English and help me fix it. Language/framework: [e.g. Python 3.12 / Node 20 / Laravel] What I was doing: [action] Error: ``` [paste error and stack trace] ``` Relevant code: ``` [paste code] ``` Please give: 1. What the error means 2. The most likely cause (and other possible causes) 3. The…
Paste a confusing error or stack trace and get a plain-English explanation, the likely cause and a fix.
Act as a music producer and composer. Genre: [genre] Mood: [mood] Key: [key, or suggest one] Tempo: [BPM] My instrument/skill level: [e.g. intermediate guitarist] Give me: 1. 4 chord progressions for verse, chorus and bridge, with Roman numerals and actual chords 2. Why each progression creates the mood (simple theory…
Get chord progressions, melody ideas and an arrangement plan for any genre and mood, explained in musician-friendly terms.
Act as a regular expression expert. Regex flavour: [JavaScript / Python / PHP (PCRE) / Java / .NET] What I need to match: [describe, e.g. UK postcodes, dates in DD/MM/YYYY, URLs without query strings] Should match: [examples] Should NOT match: [examples] Please give: 1. The regex 2. A token-by-token explanation in pla…
Describe the pattern you need and get a tested regular expression, a token-by-token explanation, and examples that match and don't.
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…
Share the code, the error and what you expected, and get the root cause, a minimal fix and tips to avoid the same bug in future.
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…
Describe the data you need in normal words and get a correct, readable SQL query with an explanation and performance tips.