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Debug Like a Principal

Root-cause chains that stop the model from guessing.

4.8198 reviews·120 prompts

A disciplined debugging methodology encoded as prompts: reproduce, isolate, hypothesise, falsify. It stops the endless “try this instead” loop that wastes hours.

What's included

  • 120 debugging prompts
  • Stack-trace triage chains
  • Regression bisect workflows
  • Postmortem template generator
  • Lifetime updates

Model compatibility

ChatGPT · testedClaude · testedMidjourney · not coveredGemini · tested

Sample prompt

Given this error and stack trace, do not propose a fix yet. First list the three most probable root causes ranked by likelihood, and for each state the single cheapest experiment that would falsify it.

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