March 24, 2026
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Key takeaways:
- Your AI isn’t broken, but your process probably is. Treat prompts like shared engineering assets, not personal hacks.
- Structure beats guesswork: separate context, instructions, constraints, and format.
- Manage AI prompts like code. Version them, review changes, and track metrics.
It’s time to treat AI prompts as code. Most engineering leaders have seen this scenario play out: an AI-generated Request for Comments (RFC) lands in the review queue looking polished on the surface, but falls apart under scrutiny.
Risk assessments are missing. Key decisions are buried three paragraphs deep. Entire sections read like marketing copy rather than technical documentation.
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March 24, 2026
