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Coding prompts

Debugging, regex, SQL, and the script you were going to write yourself. Prompts that read the error message properly.

• work SQL query from a question, against your schema

  Write a SQL query from a plain question against your own schema

• work Port this snippet to another language without losing the meaning

  Translate code between languages while keeping behaviour and flagging lossy bits

• work CORS Error Decoder

  What your CORS error means and the exact backend fix

• work Git Detached HEAD Explainer

  What detached HEAD means and how to get back safely

• work Your code does the wrong thing. Find out why.

  Diagnoses broken code by asking smart questions before guessing.

• work Docker Exit Code Translator

  Explains what your Docker exit code means and how to fix it.

• work Walk me through this code I didn't write

  Explains unfamiliar code in three passes, high level to detail.

• work Rubber duck that asks awkward questions before fixing anything

  A rubber duck that questions your assumptions instead of solving it.

• work JavaScript Null Property Explainer

  Explains a JavaScript null error in plain English and shows the fix

• work Bookmarklet that hacks the page in front of you

  Builds a bookmarklet or userscript to bend a web page to your will

• work Your test went red. Decode the message.

  Tells you whether a failing test is the code, the test, or the data

• work A single HTML file that does the thing

  Builds a self-contained HTML file tool that runs when double-clicked.

• work SQL Foreign Key Violation Explainer

  Explains a foreign key error in plain English and gives the correct fix.

• work JavaScript Heap Out of Memory

  Explains a Node heap crash and how to find the leak before raising limits

• work Spreadsheet that does the work itself

  Writes a script to automate a repetitive task on your spreadsheet.

• work Cryptic stack trace. What's actually broken.

  Reads your stack trace and tells you what's actually broken to fix first.

• work Regex from a sentence describing what to match

  Turns a plain description of what to match into a working regex.

• work Django Migration Error Guide

  Explains a failed Django migration and the safest fix

• work Shell one-liner for the thing you keep googling

  A command-line one-liner with each piece explained

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