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Supercharged Coding with GenAI
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Supercharged Coding with GenAI

by Hila Paz Herszfang, Peter V. Henstock
August 2025
Intermediate to advanced
460 pages
9h 55m
English
Packt Publishing
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An Introduction to Prompt Engineering

In this chapter, we will introduce the practice of prompt engineering, a field of study that started in 2020, which offers advanced techniques for refining prompts to achieve more reliable, predictable, and desirable outcomes in large language model (LLM)-based applications.

We will focus on an effective prompt engineering technique for code generation with GenAI: few-shot learning, also known as in-context learning. This approach, when used in the context of code-related tasks, guides the model toward producing outputs that align with a specific coding style or objective.

We will focus on how the few-shot learning technique can enhance the model’s output for more accurate and style-consistent code generation. ...

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