By skyforbes I’m currently doing my Bachelor's in Data Science (distance learning), so I rely heavily on ChatGPT for coding support and logic checks.
But lately, the "lazy" answers—like // rest of your code here—were driving me up the wall. I felt like I was spending more time fixing the prompt than actually coding.
Since I’m obsessed with workflow optimization (and frankly, a bit of a perfectionist), I spent the weekend building a system prompt module I call APEX.
It basically acts as a logic layer that forces the AI to pause, analyse the request, and ask clarifying questions before it generates a single line of code. It stops the hallucinations and generic advice.
I’ve packaged it up as a simple .txt file and a PDF guide. I put it on Gumroad as "pay what you want" (starting at $9) because I want to see if this workflow helps other devs and students too.
Link is in the comments. Would love to know if the "Iterative Mode" works for you guys.
Cheers.