Prompt Engineering Day 16: How to Evaluate and Test Prompts
_jaydeepkarale · x · 2026-08-31
This post covers Day 16 of learning Prompt Engineering, focusing on evaluating and testing prompt reliability.
- Reliability over Single Success: A single successful response doesn't guarantee consistency; test with multiple representative examples.
- Create Test Cases: Define Input, Must Include, Must Avoid, and Pass/Fail Result for each case.
- Evaluate Key Properties: Check for Faithfulness (adherence to source), Format, Tone, and Length.
- Maintain a Golden Set: Keep a collection of high-quality test cases for ongoing validation.
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