Start Short
Say what only you know; let Claude read the rest.
Where you'll practice this
One Promptles scenario teaches this principle directly.
Write Your First Function
Your tip calculator needs its first function, `calculateTip`. It should take the bill and the tip percentage and give back just the tip. The app's form sends the percentage as a whole number, so 20% arrives as `20`, not `0.2`. Code that expects 0.2 would turn a $50 bill into a…
Other principles in Clarity
Ask What's Missing
Spot the decisions only you can make, pick a default for each, and state them as assumptions Claude can check.
Be Specific About the Outcome
Describe the result you want with a default and one example. Then you and Claude agree on what done looks like.
Combine Context with Action
Say what's happening now and what you want changed, in the same prompt.
Define What Done Looks Like
Say what finished means: the cases that must work, what must not change, and how you'll check.
Describe What, Not How
Tell Claude the result you want and show one example. Leave the steps to Claude.
Invoke the Right Skill
When a skill fits the job, call it by name and give it what's new. When none fits, just ask plainly.