Coding prompts have their own best practices that go beyond general prompting.

Developer Prompt Techniques

• Specify the language and version: "Python 3.11"
• State what NOT to use: "No external libraries"
• Include error context: paste the full error message
• Ask for comments: "Add inline comments explaining each step"
• Request tests: "Also write unit tests for this function"
• Ask for alternatives: "Show me 2 ways to do this"

Reference:

Prompting for code

https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/prompt-engineering/overview