A seasoned tester draws parallels between intentional programming, test-driven development, and modern AI prompting. The core argument is that 'prompt engineering' is really just the age-old practice of clearly expressing intent — something good testers and developers have always done. Rather than chasing prompt engineering techniques, the author advocates for focusing on clearly articulating what you actually want, using examples where helpful, and recognizing that AI tools already have context engineering baked in that may override your prompting attempts anyway.
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