Re: Amazing work on bug fixing
<[email protected]> Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:56:42 -0600
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In case you get mostly incorrect fixes:
* Don't continue the conversation for too long, as it will eventually =
forget the first part of it, which contains the highly important source =
code. LLMs have a limited context window. If the conversation gets too =
long, it starts forgetting things said earlier.
* Instead, edit your initial prompt and include a section like: "You =
previously proposed the following fixes, which didn't work: [...]". =
Include a short description for every proposed fix and why it wasn't =
working (e.g. it broke certain tests). If editing the initial prompt is =
not possible because you have sent follow-up prompts already, you can =
"fork" the conversation after the first reply, and then you will be able =
to edit the initial prompt in the forked conversation.
[PT] Good point. If the context window gets too long, the LLM will go =
off the rails. Another similar approach I=E2=80=99ve used to continue =
the conversation is to tell the LLM in the original session that you are =
going to start over in a new chat session and to write a prompt for you =
that will provide background info on the task to be solved, what worked =
successfully thus far, what assumptions the LLM might have gotten wrong =
in the conversation, and any other info that would be useful to continue =
the task. I often use the LLM to write prompts like this when starting =
a big task. It is also good to ask the LLM if it overlooked anything or =
has any additional suggestions for creating the prompt. Amazing what =
these tools can do these days, and they are improving very fast. So if =
something didn=E2=80=99t work yesterday, try again today!
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--Pete
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class=3DWordSection1><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>In case you get =
mostly incorrect fixes:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><ul type=3Ddisc><li =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 =
level1 lfo3'><b>Don't continue the conversation for too long</b>, as it =
will eventually forget the first part of it, which contains the highly =
important source code. LLMs have a limited context window. If the =
conversation gets too long, it starts forgetting things said =
earlier.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 =
level1 lfo3'>Instead, edit your initial prompt and include a section =
like: "You previously proposed the following fixes, which didn't =
work: [...]". Include a short description for every proposed fix =
and why it wasn't working (e.g. it broke certain tests). If editing the =
initial prompt is not possible because you have sent follow-up prompts =
already, you can "fork" the conversation after the first =
reply, and then you will be able to edit the initial prompt in the =
forked conversation.<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i>[PT] =
Good point.=C2=A0 If the context window gets too long, the LLM will go =
off the rails.=C2=A0 Another similar approach I=E2=80=99ve used to=C2=A0 =
continue the conversation is to tell the LLM in the original session =
that you are going to start over in a new chat session and to write a =
prompt for you that will provide background info on the task to be =
solved, what worked successfully thus far, what assumptions the LLM =
might have gotten wrong in the conversation, and any other info that =
would be useful to continue the task.=C2=A0 I often use the LLM to write =
prompts like this when starting a big task.=C2=A0 It is also good to ask =
the LLM if it overlooked anything or has any additional suggestions for =
creating the prompt.=C2=A0 Amazing what these tools can do these days, =
and they are improving very fast.=C2=A0 So if something didn=E2=80=99t =
work yesterday, try again today!<o:p></o:p></i></b></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><o:p>&=
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6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>--Pete<o:p></o:p></p><p =
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