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Eval-driven design
Treat prompts like code. Version them, test them, delete the ones that fail.
/ Tags#evals#quality#testing#method
/ Highlights
3 points
- 01Version prompts like code
- 02A spreadsheet eval beats no eval
- 03Stop shipping vibes
The teams that get real leverage from AI treat prompts like software: source-controlled, tested, and continuously graded.
You do not need a fancy eval platform to start. A spreadsheet of inputs, expected qualities, and pass/fail marks is enough to catch 80 percent of regressions.
The point is not to be scientific. The point is to stop shipping vibes.
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