7 AI prompting strategies for coding to try today
Bill Doerrfeld | June 9, 2025
My
latest for LeadDev explores specific prompting techniques proven to level up AI-assisted software development.
Prompting strategies are evolving fast — and they're making AI coding way more productive.
I recently spoke with Justin Reock, deputy CTO at DX, to unpack how engineering leaders are already using techniques like meta prompting, prompt chaining, one-shot prompting, and even adversarial chats to sharpen their output.
Some clever adjacent strategies? Try switching media, assigning a role to your LLM, or tweaking the system prompt.
DX's latest report has some great guidance on boosting reliability and avoiding common pitfalls. I pulled together a practical summary for LeadDev — give it a read
here.
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