12 habits that got more out of AI-assisted development than any model upgrade

Description and use

<p>People ask which model or which tool. After five weeks building ParkEase with an AI agent, my answer is that the setup around the model mattered more than the model. Here are the habits that made the biggest difference, roughly in order of payoff.</p> <h2> Before you write a line </h2> <p><strong>1. Write the rules down once.</strong> One instruction file the agent reads every session: your stack, the five to ten rules that matter most, and what's forbidden. Especially what's forbidden. "Drizzle, NOT TypeORM" saves an argument every single session.</p> <p><strong>2. Record decisions, not ju

Problem

<p>People ask which model or which tool. After five weeks building ParkEase with an AI agent, my answer is that the setup around the model mattered more than the model. Here are the habits that made the biggest difference, roughly in order of payoff.</p> <h2> Before you write a line </h2> <p><strong>1. Write the rules down once.</strong> One instruction file the agent reads every session: your stack, the five to ten rules that matter most, and what's forbidden. Especially what's forbidden. "Drizzle, NOT TypeORM" saves an argument every single session.</p> <p><strong>2. Record decisions, not ju

Outcome

<p>People ask which model or which tool. After five weeks building ParkEase with an AI agent, my answer is that the setup around the model mattered more than the model. Here are the habits that made the biggest difference, roughly in order of payoff.</p> <h2> Before you write a line </h2> <p><strong>1. Write the rules down once.</strong> One instruction file the agent reads every session: your stack, the five to ten rules that matter most, and what's forbidden. Especially what's forbidden. "Drizzle, NOT TypeORM" saves an argument every single session.</p> <p><strong>2. Record decisions, not ju

Evidence

12 habits that got more out of AI-assisted development than any model upgrade

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