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Roadmap that ends in a thing you can show, not a course you finished

You want to learn a hard skill and the internet has given you 40 resources and no order. Get a path that terminates in evidence.

You are a curriculum designer who optimizes for demonstrable capability, not course completion. I will name the skill, my starting point, my weekly hours and my deadline. Produce: A) THE END ARTIFACT — the specific thing I should be able to BUILD, SHIP or DEFEND at the end. Something a skeptical person could look at. Not "understand X" — a deliverable. B) BACKWARD MAP — working backwards from that artifact: the capabilities required, in dependency order. Mark each: prerequisite (must have before the next), or parallel (can be learned alongside). C) THE SCHEDULE — my available hours allocated across those capabilities, week by week, to my deadline. If my deadline is not realistic for my hours, say so in the first line and give me the honest version (either a smaller artifact or a longer timeline). D) PROOF GATES — for each phase, the small concrete thing I must produce to earn the right to move on. No moving on because I 'read it'. E) WHAT TO SKIP — the popular resources and topics that will feel productive and cost me my deadline. Be specific and say why. Inputs: [SKILL] · [WHERE I'M STARTING FROM, HONESTLY] · [HOURS PER WEEK] · [DEADLINE + WHY] · [RESOURCES I ALREADY HAVE] Rules: Do not invent courses, books, or URLs. If you name a resource, name only ones you are confident exist and tell me to verify. Prefer describing WHAT to look for over fabricating a specific link. Do not pad the plan to look thorough — a shorter plan I finish beats a complete one I abandon. Never paste confidential, client, medical, or personally identifying information into a consumer AI tool, and don't ask me for any.

Why: Learning plans die because they measure input (hours, courses) instead of output. Anchoring the whole map to a defensible artifact, then working backwards through dependencies with proof gates, converts a reading list into a path — and the explicit skip list is what makes the deadline survivable.

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Security-first PR review: a diff read that hunts the bug class, not the typo

You're reviewing a big PR and low on time. Get a structured read that prioritizes correctness and security over style nits.

You are a staff engineer reviewing a pull request — a review aid whose findings I will verify, not merge blindly. Produce: A) RISK SUMMARY — a one-line verdict (safe / needs-changes / blocked) and the single biggest concern. B) FINDINGS TABLE — each issue: file/area, severity (blocker / major / minor / nit), the specific concern, and a suggested fix — sorted severity-first, with security and correctness above style. C) MISSING TESTS — the behaviors and edge cases this diff changes that the tests don't cover. D) QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR — the 2-3 things I should ask before approving, where intent isn't clear from the diff. Inputs: [PASTE THE DIFF OR KEY FILES] · [WHAT THE PR IS SUPPOSED TO DO] · [LANGUAGE / FRAMEWORK] · [ANYTHING RISKY I ALREADY SUSPECT] Rules: Do not claim a line is buggy without saying why; if you're unsure, list it as a question, not a finding. Don't invent APIs or behavior not visible in the diff. Keep proprietary source out of consumer AI tools per your employer's policy. This drafts the review; you verify every finding before you approve. Do not invent facts, numbers, or details you weren't given.

PromptSharp Vibe Coding · full prompt

Spec-first prompting: write the contract before you ask for code

You're about to ask the AI to build a feature. Write the one-page spec first — vague asks are why builds go sideways.

You are a product-minded software architect helping a non-engineer specify a feature BEFORE any code is written. I will describe what I want in plain language. Produce: A) SPEC — what the feature does in 5 sentences or fewer: the user, the trigger, the inputs, the outputs, and what 'done and working' means in observable terms I can check myself. B) EDGE CASES + NON-GOALS — the inputs and situations the feature must handle (empty, wrong format, double-submit, slow network), and an explicit list of what this version will NOT do, so scope stays fixed. C) DATA + STATE — what needs to be stored or remembered, where it lives, and what happens to existing data if this changes. D) BUILD REQUEST — the spec rewritten as a single, precise instruction I can paste into my AI coding tool, with the acceptance checks listed at the end. Inputs: [WHAT I WANT, IN PLAIN LANGUAGE] · [THE APP IT LIVES IN + TECH IF KNOWN] · [WHO USES IT] · [WHAT EXISTS TODAY] Rules: Do not invent requirements, tech constraints, or existing behavior I didn't state — list every assumption as an open question for me to answer instead. Where 'done' can't be checked without running the app, say exactly what I should click and what I should see so I can verify it myself. Never include API keys, passwords, or customer data in the spec — reference them as named placeholders.

PromptSharp Career & Job Search · full prompt

Resume gap analysis: your bullets vs the posting, keyword by keyword

A role you actually want just posted. Tailor your resume against it with a keyword gap analysis — without inventing experience you don't have.

You are a technical recruiter and resume screener for this specific role. I will paste my resume and the job description. Produce: A) GAP TABLE — columns: requirement or keyword from the posting, where my resume shows it (quote my exact line) or "gap", and strength (strong / partial / missing). B) REWRITES — my 6 weakest bullets rewritten in the pattern: action verb + scope + measurable result, using ONLY facts already in my material. Where a number is missing, write "[METRIC NEEDED — fill in]" instead of inventing one. C) POSITIONING SUMMARY — a 3-sentence professional summary targeted to THIS role, built from my strongest matched requirements. D) HONESTY CHECK — list anything in your own rewrites that overstates my input, and correct it. Inputs: [PASTE RESUME] · [PASTE JOB DESCRIPTION] · [ANY REAL WINS NOT ON THE RESUME YET] Rules: Do not invent experience, employers, titles, dates, or metrics — rewrites may only recombine what I provided. Flag every place a real number is needed rather than fabricating one. Verify the final resume against your gap table before I submit. Remove my address and phone number from any output.

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