Experimenting with 'Fanboy/Summoning Prompts' for Code Review
alexisgallagher · x · 2026-08-25
The author shares a prompting technique asking AI to review or rewrite code based on the ideas or style of a named individual (e.g., Rich Hickey or Tony Hoare). The experiment involves using Hickey's famous definition of complexity as a standard for AI-guided code refactoring.
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