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Prompt Writing as Programming

DOCX 1.4 MB Intermediate Sep 2026

The Concept: Conversational prompts produce fragile code. To get production-ready solutions, we must stop "chatting" with AI and start "compiling" inputs. This booklet introduces Prompt-as-Code: treating English instructions as strict programming syntax.

What you'll learn

  • Executive Summary
  • The Philosophy of Structure
  • The Anatomy of a Programmatic Prompt
  • Defining Interfaces (Parameters & Returns)
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Table of contents

  1. Executive Summary
  2. The Philosophy of Structure
  3. The Anatomy of a Programmatic Prompt
  4. Defining Interfaces (Parameters & Returns)
  5. Exception Handling & Logging
  6. Test-Driven Prompts (TDP)
  7. Case Study 1: The PowerShell Service Restart
  8. Case Study 2: The SQL Data Deduplication

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