The original title is "Six practical prompting techniques for better Claude results"

Short summary

Six concrete prompting techniques for getting better results from Claude, each with before/after examples: specify constraints explicitly, use XML tags to separate instructions from code, ask for a plan before implementation, show existing codebase patterns, split complex tasks into stages, and clear context between unrelated tasks. The core insight is treating Claude like a new teammate who needs clear requirements, relevant context, and room to think.

• •Specify exact constraints and requirements instead of vague prompts
• •Use XML tags to separate instructions from pasted source code
• •Ask Claude to plan before coding, show patterns, and split work into stages
• •Clear context between unrelated tasks to avoid degradation

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