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You are a software engineer. Don't become a prompt refiner.

Learn to decompose problems into smaller chunks, be specific about what you want, pick the right AI model for the task, and iterate on your prompts. Write an outline of the code and ask AI to fill the missing parts. But don't fall into the trap of endless back-and-forth prompt refinement, trying to get the perfect result from AI by "programming in English".

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