Knowledge Priming

By Martin Fowler February 24, 2026 · Edited February 24, 2026

Rahul Garg has observed a frustration loop when working with AI coding assistants - lots of code generated, but needs lots of fixing. He's noticed five patterns that help improve

Rahul Garg has observed a frustration loop when working with AI coding assistants - lots of code generated, but needs lots of fixing. He’s noticed five patterns that help improve the interaction with the LLM, and describes the first of these: priming the LLM with knowledge about the codebase and preferred coding patterns.

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Reference: https://martinfowler.com/articles/reduce-friction-ai/knowledge-priming.html