This is the way. I can write pseudo code (ie Python) and I leave a breadcrumb trail of comments where I want it to implement. Hell the code doesn’t even need to have valid syntax if you forgot some function signature, but that small amount of guiding can produce significantly better results than a blind implementation from the model.

I’ve also tried spending an hour or two first before handing over control. That way there’s something pre-existing it can work from.