The 3-Prompt Rule: Why Limiting AI Turns Produces...

Here's a counterintuitive trick: the fewer prompts you send, the better your AI-generated code gets. I call it the 3-prompt rule. For any coding task, limit yourself to three interactions. If you can't get a good result in three turns, the problem isn't the AI — it's your approach. Why 3? Most AI coding sessions go wrong after turn 3: Turn 1: Clear instruction → good output Turn 2: Focused refinement → better output Turn 3: Edge case or final adjustment → done Turn 4+: "Actually, change this..."