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Do I need a dataset to get good at prompting?
A small, curated dataset accelerates learning. Ten to fifty real examples with expected outcomes let you compare prompts objectively and avoid fooling yourself with cherry-picked wins. You can start without one, but progress is faster and more measurable with a dataset you revisit weekly.
In practice
Favor diversity over size—cover the real range of cases you face.
Where to start
- 1Collect 20 examples from recent work.
- 2Write acceptance criteria for each.
- 3Run weekly tests and log changes.
- 4Rotate new edge cases into the set.
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