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KNOWLEDGE PRIMING

martinfowler.com14 min read

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AI coding assistants often generate generic code that doesn't align with specific project conventions, leading to a frustrating loop for developers. However, “knowledge priming” AI, meaning sharing curated project context like architecture, tech stack, naming conventions, and code examples early on, helps override AI's default training data. These priming documents should be treated as version-controlled infrastructure within the repository for team-wide consistency.