What generally produces more usable generated code than a bare description of what you want built?

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Sharing relevant surrounding code, language/framework version, and project conventionsCorrect answer
Giving no context at all
Asking in the shortest possible sentence
Avoiding mention of any constraints

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Correct answer: A. Sharing relevant surrounding code, language/framework version, and project conventions

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Sharing relevant context — surrounding code, versions, and conventions — produces far more usable code than a bare description.

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Sharing relevant surrounding code, language/framework version, and project conventionsCorrect answer
Giving no context at all
Asking in the shortest possible sentence
Avoiding mention of any constraints

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: A. Sharing relevant surrounding code, language/framework version, and project conventions

Explanation

Sharing relevant context — surrounding code, versions, and conventions — produces far more usable code than a bare description.

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