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Re:How many products does Microsoft have named 'Copilot'? I ... by esafak on Saturday April 04, 2026 @09:37PM (#47645329)
You could do that. I was just trying to say that if you make your original prompt complete enough, and you have well-defined success criteria, you can tell it to keep going until they are met.
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Re:How many products does Microsoft have named 'Copilot'? I ... by Cerium on Saturday April 04, 2026 @10:55PM (#47645728)
Agreed - my experience mirrors this.

> "Fix the following compile errors" -> one shot try and stops.

> "Fix the following compile errors. When done, test your work and continue iterating until build passes without error" -> same cost but it gets the job done.

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