Comment by hirvi74
9 hours ago
> Make sure it know how to run the tests before it starts writing any additional code.
Thank you for this advice. I can absolutely see how such advice could be helpful, and considering I have created environments (containerized) where that is not always possible, then that might explain some of my past results. XD
Do you have any advice on how to make LLMs actually follow instructions and how to prevent them 80/20-ing every task?
By the way, I appreciate you taking the time to reply. Thank you for you current and past contributions, I had a lot of fun with Django when I was in college.
For following instructions I think the main thing is to work with strong models (Opus/Fable 5, GPT-5.6) and then practice with them and build up intuition for what works.
I find they mostly do exactly what I ask them to, but I think that's because I instinctively prompt them in a way that effectively communicates what I want.