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Skills Are Becoming the Standard: Write Your Best Prompts Once
Google is replacing Gemini Gems with skills, using the same SKILL.md format already supported by Claude, ChatGPT, Cod…
The AI codes that actually work — and the ones that are completely made up
Viral AI “codes” often promise hidden powers. Most are just text, while real slash commands belong to a specific tool…
Stop typing your prompts — just talk them instead
An OpenAI engineer's tip that got 2,000 bookmarks overnight. The people who talk their prompts instead of typing them…
The secret abbreviations that make AI explain anything perfectly
Most people don't know these exist. Add one of these to any prompt and AI instantly changes how it talks to you.
Tell AI what your website should feel like before it writes a single line
Most beginners skip the look-and-feel step. AI picks a style for you — usually a generic one. Four plain-English answ…
Always tell AI what you already have before asking it to build something new
Most beginners just say "add a contact form." AI invents its own version and breaks everything. One sentence at the s…
How to stop AI from changing too much
AI models try to be helpful by doing more than you asked. This is one of the main causes of broken apps. One extra se…
Do not ask Codex to fix everything
Asking AI to fix everything at once is the fastest way to make your app worse. Here is why, and what to do instead.
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