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 Duration 7 hours

Course Outline

Best Practices and Essential Tools

Common Pitfalls and Mitigation Strategies

Introduction to Prompt Engineering

Prompt Refinement and Iterative Design

Prompting for Test Automation and SQL Generation

Summary and Next Steps

Utilising Prompts for Code Explanation and Debugging

Crafting Prompts for Code Generation

  • Preventing hallucinated code or security vulnerabilities.
  • Managing incomplete or ambiguous inputs.
  • Establishing safe fallback prompts and guardrails.
  • Deriving test cases from requirements or existing code.
  • Translating natural language into structured SQL queries.
  • Formatting outputs for seamless integration into test suites.
  • Clarifying legacy or unfamiliar code.
  • Requesting logic walkthroughs or edge case analyses.
  • Identifying and explaining bugs or inefficiencies.
  • Generating code from plain-language descriptions.
  • Controlling output format and target programming language.
  • Handling complex logic or multiple functions.
  • Enhancing outcomes via prompt chaining and feedback loops.
  • Error recovery and prompt tuning strategies.
  • Case studies on refinement for technical tasks.
  • Prompt libraries and reusable patterns.
  • Applying prompt templates in VS Code or API-based workflows.
  • Assessing prompt quality and performance in production environments.
  • Understanding prompts, context, tokens, and models.
  • Prompt types: zero-shot, one-shot, few-shot.
  • Utilising system vs. user instructions across different APIs.

Requirements

Target Audience

  • Developers utilising LLMs for code generation or analysis.
  • Technical leads exploring AI tools within their workflows.
  • Software professionals experimenting with LLM integrations.
  • Practical experience in software development or scripting.
  • Familiarity with standard programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, and SQL.
  • Foundational knowledge of large language models and AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot.

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