Scaffolding Beats One-Shot Prompts: Same Model, Vastly Different Results

Kelsey Piper observes that those who master prompting, tools, and stored context now extract far better results from the same model, a point extended by others noting that scaffolding and workflows—rather than one-shot prompts—also drive real work and AI for science.

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