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As developers, we often need to integrate AI capabilities into our applications. Understanding advanced prompt engineering techniques can significantly improve the quality and reliability of AI-generated content.\n\n## System Prompts and Context Management\n\nSystem prompts are crucial for setting the behavior and context of AI models. They act as the foundation for all subsequent interactions.\n\n```\nYou are an expert software developer with 10+ years of experience in web development. \nYour responses should be:\n- Technically accurate\n- Following best practices\n- Include code examples when relevant\n- Explain complex concepts clearly\n```\n\n## Few-Shot Learning\n\nProvide examples in your prompts to guide the AI's behavior:\n\n```\nHere are examples of good variable names:\n- userEmailAddress (clear and descriptive)\n- isUserLoggedIn (boolean convention)\n- calculateTotalPrice (action-oriented)\n\nNow suggest a name for a variable that stores the number of items in a shopping cart.\n```\n\n## Chain-of-Thought Prompting\n\nEncourage the AI to think through problems step by step:\n\n```\nWhen debugging this code, think through:\n1. What is the expected behavior?\n2. What is the actual behavior?\n3. What could be causing the difference?\n4. How can we test our hypothesis?\n```\n\n## Error Handling and Validation\n\nAlways include instructions for error handling in your prompts:\n\n```\nIf the input is invalid, respond with:\n- A clear error message\n- What went wrong\n- How to fix it\n- A corrected example\n```\n\n## Performance Considerations\n\n- Keep prompts concise but complete\n- Use structured output formats (JSON, XML)\n- Implement retry logic for failed requests\n- Cache frequently used prompts\n\nThese techniques will help you build more robust AI-powered applications.