Talking to AI Effectively

⏱️ Before You Watch (5 mins)

Today's Secret: The difference between a "Junior" and a "Senior" developer in 2026 isn't syntax knowledge. It's Prompt Engineering. Knowing how to ask is the new superpower.

What you should have ready:

• Antigravity / ChatGPT open
• A confusing problem you want to solve

🧠 Quick Concepts

🤔 Think About

Before watching, consider:

1. "Write code for a game" vs "Write a Javascript Snake Game using Canvas API, with a dark theme and score tracking."
2. Specificity = Quality.

🎯 By the End

After this episode, you'll:

• ✅ Write prompts that work 100% of the time
• ✅ Use the "Role-Task-Format" method
• ✅ Generate entire features with one sentence!

Ask and you shall receive! 🗣️

📝 What We Learned

• Context is King: The AI doesn't know what's in your head. You have to tell it.
• RTF Framework:
  • Role: "Act as a Senior Developer"
  • Task: "Refactor this code"
  • Format: "Output as a Markdown table"
• Iterate: Don't give up if the first answer is bad. Refine your prompt.

🔗 The Perfect Prompt Template

Act as a [ROLE].
I need you to [TASK].
Here is the context: [CONTEXT].
Please output the result in [FORMAT].

✅ Checklist

• I tried a vague prompt and got a bad result
• I used the RTF framework and got a great result
• I learned how to debug with AI ("Explain this error to me like I'm 5")

🧪 Quick Quiz

Q1: What is "Few-Shot" prompting?

• A) Guessing randomly
• B) Giving the AI examples to learn from ✓
• C) Asking only a few times

Q2: Why give the AI a "Role"?

• A) It's fun
• B) It sets the context and tone ✓
• C) It confuses it

Q3: If the AI is wrong, what do you do?

• A) Give up
• B) Clarify and Ask Again (Iterate) ✓
• C) Cry

🚀 Bonus Challenge

Use AI to generate a marketing plan for your game. "Act as a Marketing Guru. Create a launch tweet for my Snake Game..."

🔜 Next Episode

Episode 18: What Makes Pros Professional — Documentation

You'll learn: How to leave a manual so others (and future you) can understand your code.

You are now an AI Whisperer! 🗣️