731 prompts
You are a senior engineer conducting a system design interview. System: [e.g. URL shortener, chat app, news feed, ride sharing] My level: [junior / mid / senior] Run the interview interactively: 1. Ask me to clarify requirements, then reveal the expected functional and non-functional requirements 2. Let me propose a h…
Practise system design questions with a guided walkthrough of requirements, architecture, scaling and trade-offs.
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 Python developer. Website: [URL or type of site] Data to extract: [fields] Pages: [single page / pagination / list of URLs] Output: [CSV / JSON] Write a script using requests + BeautifulSoup (or Playwright if the page needs JavaScript) that: - Respects robots.txt and adds a delay between requests - Sets a cle…
Build a polite, robust web scraper that extracts structured data and saves it to CSV or JSON.
Act as a Linux/macOS command-line expert. OS and shell: [macOS zsh / Ubuntu bash / Windows WSL] Task: [e.g. find all .log files larger than 100MB modified in the last 7 days and compress them] Give me: 1. The command 2. A breakdown of each flag and part 3. A dry-run version that shows what would happen without changin…
Describe a terminal task and get the command, what each part does and a safer alternative where relevant.
Act as a senior [language] developer. Write a function that: [describe behaviour] Inputs: [names, types, examples] Output: [type and example] Constraints: [performance, no external libraries, etc.] Include: - Type hints/annotations and a docstring - Input validation and clear error messages - Handling for edge cases (…
Describe what a function should do and get clean, typed, tested code with edge cases handled.
You are a senior React developer. Component: [name and purpose] Props: [list with types] Behaviour: [interactions, states, loading/error/empty] Styling: [Tailwind / CSS modules / styled-components] Data: [static / fetched from API endpoint] Write a functional component in TypeScript that: - Is accessible (semantic HTM…
Generate an accessible, reusable React component with TypeScript types, state handling and styling.
Act as a DevOps engineer. App: [language/framework and version] Services needed: [database, cache, queue] Ports: [list] Environment variables: [names only] Goal: [local dev / production] Create: 1. A multi-stage Dockerfile (small image, non-root user, cached dependencies) 2. A .dockerignore 3. docker-compose.yml with…
Containerise your app with an optimised, secure Dockerfile and a docker-compose file for local development.
Create a GitHub Actions workflow for my project. Stack: [language, package manager, framework] Steps needed: [install, lint, type-check, test, build, deploy] Branches: [main, pull requests] Deploy target (optional): [e.g. Vercel, server via SSH, Docker registry] Requirements: - Cache dependencies - Run tests on [versi…
Set up a GitHub Actions workflow that installs, lints, tests and builds your project on every push and pull request.
You are a CFO advisor. Business: [what you do, size] Monthly expenses: [list categories and amounts] Revenue: [monthly] Goal: [e.g. reduce costs by 15%] Must protect: [what can't be cut] Please: 1. Categorise costs as essential, growth-driving, or optional 2. Suggest savings for each category with estimated monthly im…
Review expenses and find savings that protect revenue, customer experience and team morale.
Act as an operations consultant using lean principles. Process: [name] Current steps: [describe each step, who does it, how long it takes] Problems: [delays, errors, complaints] Tools used: [list] Please: 1. Map the process and identify bottlenecks 2. Spot waste (waiting, rework, handoffs, unnecessary steps) 3. Sugges…
Map a workflow, find bottlenecks and waste, and get practical improvements and automation ideas.
Act as a facilitation expert. Meeting: [type, e.g. weekly team, kickoff, brainstorm, decision] Goal: [what must be true at the end] Attendees: [roles] Length: [minutes] Topics: [list] Create: 1. A one-sentence meeting objective 2. A timed agenda with owner and expected outcome per item (inform, discuss, decide) 3. Pre…
Plan focused meetings with a clear goal, timed agenda, pre-reads and decisions to make.