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ChatGPT Coding Prompts

Simple, focused prompts for programming tasks that work well with ChatGPT's conversational style

Short, focused prompts that leverage ChatGPT's conversational strengths for better development workflows.

Long task planning, execution, and recovery

From OpenAI's Codex team

I need to build [YOUR PROJECT]. Before writing any code, create a plan.md file with:

1. **Architecture Plan** - tech stack, key decisions, and why
2. **Structured Todo List**
   Break down the implementation into the smallest atomic units that allow it to run without input
   - Phase 1: ...
   - Phase 2: ...
3. **Session Recovery Notes**
   Include detailed notes about:
   - Current project state and what's been completed
   - Any critical decisions made so far
   - Where to resume if this session crashes

Be specific and actionable. This plan will guide the entire implementation.
Ask any questions before it gets started for anything that's not concrete and specific enough in the plan.

Recover a coding Session

Based on Codex team workflow

Create recovery notes `progress.md` for this project: current state, what's completed, key decisions made, and where to resume if the session crashes.
Include detailed notes about:
- Current project state and what's been completed
- Any critical decisions made so far
- Where to resume if this session crashes