40 AI Prompts for Developers: Code Review, Architecture, Docs

Prompts That Save Real Time in Daily Dev Work

Not 'explain this code' — these are the specific patterns that produce useful output.

Code Review

"Review this code for bugs, performance, and security: [CODE]. For each issue: explain the problem, rate severity (high/medium/low), suggest a fix."

Understanding Legacy Code

"Explain what this function does as if I'm joining the team: [CODE]. What are non-obvious assumptions? What breaks if I change [SPECIFIC_PART]?"

Architecture Decisions

"I'm choosing between [OPTION_A] and [OPTION_B] for [USE_CASE]. Constraints: [CONSTRAINTS]. Walk through tradeoffs. What would you need to know to give a stronger recommendation?"

Writing Tests

"I have this function: [CODE]. Write tests for: the happy path, 3 likely edge cases, and one adversarial input. Explain why you chose those edge cases."

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