Prompt engineering fundamentals
Comes up in: AI engineering
This concept is being written. It gets the full five steps — explanation, predict, interview angle, practice with tests, and review cards. Here is exactly what it will cover, so you can study it elsewhere in the meantime.
What it covers
- clear instructions and context
- role/system prompts
- examples (few-shot) and their risks
- structure with tags/sections
- asking for reasoning when useful
- long-context tips (documents first, question last)
- iterate with evals not vibes
Words you will know
What you will practise
- improve a weak prompt against a 20-case eval
Interview questions this answers
- What is few-shot prompting and when can examples hurt?
- What is context engineering?
- How do you version and test prompts?