Dev Shares 'Happy Hour' Prompt Trick for AI Coding Workflows
mattpocockuk · x · 2026-08-09
Developer Matt Pocock shares his daily AI coding habit: running a 'happy hour' prompt at the end of the day. He tells the AI to ignore the rules and just build something cool before he logs off.
The next morning, he reviews the generated code and either merges or trashes it. This workflow recently paid off on Friday when the AI successfully built a useful auto-zoom feature for his video editor.
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