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AI Best Practices

Effective Prompting

Section titled “Effective Prompting”

Be Specific

Section titled “Be Specific”
# Bad
"Fix this code"


# Good
"This React component re-renders too often.
How can I optimize it using useMemo and useCallback?"

Provide Context

Section titled “Provide Context”
# Bad
"How do I handle errors?"


# Good
"In this Express.js API endpoint, how should I handle
database connection errors and return appropriate HTTP status codes?"

Iterate and Refine

Section titled “Iterate and Refine”
1. "What's the best way to implement caching?"
2. "For a Node.js API with Redis, what strategies work best?"
3. "Show me cache invalidation for user data updates"

Code Quality

Section titled “Code Quality”

Use AI for Reviews

Section titled “Use AI for Reviews”
Terminal window
<leader>ar  # Before committing
# Address suggestions before commit

Validate AI Suggestions

Section titled “Validate AI Suggestions”

Security Considerations

Section titled “Security Considerations”

Review AI-Generated Code

Section titled “Review AI-Generated Code”
Terminal window
<leader>ar  # AI security review
# Check for:
# - Input validation
# - SQL injection prevention
# - Authentication checks

Don’t Share Sensitive Data

Section titled “Don’t Share Sensitive Data”
# Bad: Paste actual API keys
# Good: Use placeholders like "API_KEY"

Troubleshooting

Section titled “Troubleshooting”

AI Not Responding

Section titled “AI Not Responding”
Terminal window
# Check API keys
echo $GEMINI_API_KEY


# Test connectivity
curl -I https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com

Rate Limiting

Section titled “Rate Limiting”
  • Reduce request frequency
  • Use different AI tools alternately
  • Consider upgrading API plans

Slow Responses

Section titled “Slow Responses”
  • Be more specific in prompts
  • Reduce context size
  • Use shorter code snippets

Productivity Tips

Section titled “Productivity Tips”

Keyboard Shortcuts Mastery

Section titled “Keyboard Shortcuts Mastery”
Terminal window
<leader>ac  # Quick AI chat
<leader>aa  # AI actions menu
<leader>ar  # Code review
<leader>af  # Quick fixes

Context Switching

Section titled “Context Switching”
  • Supermaven: Real-time coding
  • CodeCompanion: Complex problems
  • Database AI: SQL queries

Learning from AI

Section titled “Learning from AI”
Terminal window
"Why did you suggest this approach?"
"What are the trade-offs?"
"Are there alternative approaches?"

Daily AI Habits

Section titled “Daily AI Habits”
  1. Morning: Plan features with AI
  2. Coding: Use completion tools
  3. Review: AI code review
  4. Evening: Document with AI help