Learning6 min read
What Is TokIQ? The Quiz App for Learning Prompt Engineering
TokIQ is a mobile quiz app that teaches prompt engineering through short multiple-choice decisions. How it works, its 8 topics, levels, and free vs Premium.
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Practical guides to writing better prompts: techniques with real examples, structured output, RAG, agents and prompt injection, plus how to practice.
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Learning6 min read
How to Learn Prompt Engineering: A Realistic Step-by-Step Path
A realistic path for learning prompt engineering: what to learn first, which free resources are worth it, how to practice, and how to know you're improving.
Basics5 min read
11 Common Prompt Engineering Mistakes and How to Fix Them
The prompt engineering mistakes that cause most bad AI output, from missing context to conflicting rules and untested changes, each with a concrete fix.
Agents5 min read
Tool Calling and AI Agents: How Function Calling Really Works
How LLM tool calling works, how to write tool descriptions models use correctly, how agent loops run and stop, and the failures to plan for in agents.
Basics6 min read
Prompting ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini: What Carries Over
Do prompts work the same in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini? Most principles transfer. Here is what differs, and how to test a prompt across models without guessing.
Basics4 min read
How to Write Better ChatGPT Prompts: A Before-and-After Checklist
A practical checklist for writing better ChatGPT prompts, with before-and-after examples. The same habits work for Claude, Gemini and other AI assistants.
Techniques6 min read
What Is RAG? Retrieval-Augmented Generation Explained Simply
RAG retrieves relevant documents and adds them to the prompt so the model answers from sources. See how it works and how to prompt for grounded, cited answers.
Safety6 min read
Prompt Injection Explained: Direct vs Indirect Attacks and Fixes
Prompt injection tricks an AI into following attacker instructions hidden in input or documents. Learn direct vs indirect attacks and the mitigations that work.
Output5 min read
How to Get Reliable JSON From LLMs: Schemas, Validation, Retries
Getting valid JSON from an LLM takes more than asking nicely. Use schemas, structured output modes, validation and retries, and avoid the usual failure modes.
Techniques5 min read
How to Write a System Prompt (With a Full Working Example)
A system prompt sets an AI assistant's role, rules and format for a whole conversation. Learn what belongs in it, how to order it, and see a full example.
Techniques6 min read
Chain-of-Thought Prompting Explained: Does It Still Work?
Chain-of-thought prompting asks a model to reason step by step before answering. See when it helps, when reasoning models make it redundant, and how to use it.
Techniques5 min read
Zero-Shot vs Few-Shot Prompting: When Examples Help or Hurt
Zero-shot prompts give only instructions; few-shot prompts add examples. Learn when examples improve output, and when they cause copying, bias and drift.
Basics6 min read
What Is Prompt Engineering? A Practical Guide With Examples
Prompt engineering is the skill of writing inputs that get reliable results from AI models. Learn the parts of a good prompt, with before-and-after examples.
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