A vague prompt
gets a vague answer.
Not because the model is weak.
Because you asked it to guess.
It can't see your codebase.
It doesn't know your constraints.
It has no idea
which of the ten valid answers
is the one you actually need.
So it picks the average one.
And the average one
is rarely yours.
The fix is context.
The stack. The versions.
The thing you already tried.
The rule you can't break.
The difference between
a useless answer
and a great one
is usually the paragraph
you didn't bother to write.
Treat it like a new hire
on their first hour.
Sharp, fast, willing —
and completely blind
to everything in your head.
Say what you'd say to them.
Then the answer gets good.
– Serguey Asael Shinder
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