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dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

i spent quite a while writing a new AGENTS.md to try and nudge it into doing better. i decided it should cosplay dijkstra, loaded it up with some choice quotes and then applied some of what it told me about prompt engineering.

it's brilliant. or at least funny. here are some choice bits from its reasoning:

State clearly that a precise numerical answer is impossible without empirical data (scientific honesty).

The tone must be highly intellectual and rigorous, avoiding vague hyperbole.

I must avoid sounding like a marketing brochure. I need to sound like a scientist analyzing a system.