Scott and Wes share their top strategies for getting high-quality results from AI coding tools like Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, and Windsurf. From better prompting to building reusable rule sets, they cover practical tips for making AI your most productive coding partner.
Show Notes
<ul>
 <li>00:00 Welcome to Syntax!</li>
 <li><a href="https://twitter.com/wesbos/status/1940052197938450867">Wes' Tweet</a></li>
 <li>02:56 How to get the best results when using AI.</li>
 <li>03:15 Scaffold it out yourself.</li>
 <li>05:40 Be clear with your prompts.</li>
 <li>07:45 Use XML tags around specific items</li>
 <li>08:47 Utilize Rules like Cursor rules or Copilot rules.</li>
 <li>13:20 Ask it to create some rules based on an existing codebase.</li>
 <li>16:03 Break things down into clear concise actionable items.</li>
 <li>17:22 Where to store your rules files.</li>
 <li>18:37 Utilizing llm.txt files.</li>
 <li>19:24 Context7.</li>
 <li>20:28 Tag relevant files, functions, etc.</li>
 <li>21:38 Feed logs back into the AI.</li>
 <li>22:36 Logging Errors.</li>
 <li>22:54 Brought to you by <a href="https://sentry.io/syntax">Sentry.io</a>.</li>
 <li>24:14 Long running chats get worse.</li>
 <li><a href="https://twitter.com/wesbos/status/1940052197938450867">Wes' Tweet</a></li>
</ul>

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