# Prompting Anti-Patterns (And Fixes)

Common mistakes and better alternatives:

**Too broad:** Fix everything in this project.
**Better:** Refactor this file to remove duplication. Do not change behavior.

**Too vague:** Make this code better.
**Better:** Improve naming and add comments only where logic is complex.

**Missing inputs:** Update the service to handle retries.
**Better:** Update ServiceA in src/service/ServiceA.kt to retry 2 times on 5xx. Keep API the same.

### Example: Too Broad vs Scoped

Too broad: Fix everything in this project.
Scoped: Refactor this file to remove duplication. Do not change behavior.