5ive ways to make good AI code exceptional

Table of Contents Why this matters 1. Keep scope brutally clear 2. Give your model a stronger quality bar 3. Make it critique itself before and after 4. Separate build passes from polish passes 5. Make it work against a reference standard The playbook The biggest unlock My strongest recommendation Why this matters I'm interested to hear how other vibe-coders are getting the best out of whatever model they are using. For me, and Claude, I've been reading everything, everywhere in order to improve my already pretty great outcomes and make more robust software and applications. I’ve found that the difference between average AI-assisted coding and genuinely impressive output often has less to do with the model itself and more to do with how you direct it. In other words, the biggest improvement usually comes from becoming a better editor, product owner, and critic of the work. This article is basically my current thinking on how to get better results. Not just more code, but better code. B