I tried quite a few code explanation prompts - sharing this one I found recently, it works way better than anything I tried before: We have the following [xxx] code: ```[xxx] <your code here> <many lines of it> \``` Let's explain what it does line by line: ```[xxx] (remove the backsl…

Ooh! I was thinking about how to get this to teach me more! This’ll help! Thanks!

None, I’m using it as a teaching to for me so I can learn to program.

This is really fascinating - what parameters were you using (temperature, top-p, etc.)? I’m working on a project that is documenting code in an automated manner, and it’s always neat to see new prompt designs!

Hi @ldorigo , thanks for sharing your prompt. I’m using a similar structure for getting code explanations. In my tests, I noticed that providing metadata like programming language name, helps Codex to deduce the programming language effectively. This is particularly useful is the code snippet is no…

Best line-by-line code explanation prompt I found so far

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pappachuck November 13, 2021, 6:19pm 6

“We speak the right words. Then we create life itself… Out of chaos.” - Dr. Ford (Anthony Hopkins).

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Best line-by-line code explanation prompt I found so far

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