AI Codes Best in Tiny Pieces

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1. Why does AI give better code for small requests than huge ones?

   1. AI is lazy and prefers small requests
   2. Focused, small requests let AI concentrate on doing one thing really well without getting confused
   3. Large requests cost more credits to use
   4. AI can only process 10 words at a time

2. What is 'iterative development'?

   1. A type of programming language
   2. Building tiny pieces, testing each one, and assembling them step by step
   3. Repeating the same program over and over
   4. A technique for writing code faster

3. You want to build a game like Mario. Which is the BEST first request to AI?

   1. 'Make a Mario game with levels, enemies, coins, power-ups, and a boss fight'
   2. 'Make a square character that can move left and right on a platform'
   3. 'Build me the whole complete game'
   4. 'What is Mario's jump height in pixels?'

4. LEGO bricks teach us something important about coding. What is it?

   1. Coding should be colorful and fun
   2. Small, separate pieces that you assemble are more flexible and powerful than one giant chunk
   3. You should buy LEGO to learn coding
   4. Coding pieces snap together with a clicking sound

5. You wrote a big 100-line program all at once and now there's a bug. Why is this hard to fix compared to a program built in small pieces?

   1. 100 lines is too long for AI to read
   2. The bug could be anywhere in 100 lines — finding it is like a needle in a haystack
   3. Big programs have more bugs automatically
   4. You'd have to delete all 100 lines and start over

6. What is the BEST order to build a game with a player, coins, and a score?

   1. Score first, then coins, then player
   2. All three at the same time in one big request
   3. Player movement first, then coins appearing, then score tracking
   4. Ask AI to pick the order

7. After AI writes code for your player's movement, what should you do BEFORE asking for the jump feature?

   1. Ask for the jump immediately — why wait?
   2. Test the movement code to make sure it works correctly
   3. Delete the movement code and rewrite it yourself
   4. Share the movement code on social media

8. Breaking a project into steps BEFORE coding is done by:

   1. Only beginners who don't know how to code yet
   2. Professional developers at real companies — it's called 'project planning'
   3. People who are too afraid to start coding
   4. Only teams of 100+ people

9. What are the 4 benefits of asking AI for tiny code pieces instead of huge ones?

   1. Cheaper, faster, prettier, and easier to share
   2. Better quality code, easier to understand each piece, bugs are isolated, and pieces can be swapped in and out
   3. Shorter file size, faster computer, less typing, and cheaper AI subscription
   4. AI prefers small tasks, parents approve small requests, teachers grade it higher, friends think it's cool

10. You want to add sound effects to your game. You've already built movement and coins. What do you ask AI for?

    1. 'Add sound effects to the whole game all at once'
    2. 'Add just the coin-collection sound effect to my existing code [paste code]'
    3. 'Rebuild the whole game with sounds included'
    4. 'What are the most popular sound effects in games?'

11. If you ask AI to 'build me the whole game' at once, what USUALLY happens?

    1. AI builds a perfect game with no issues
    2. AI produces messy, buggy code that's hard to understand or fix
    3. AI refuses and says 'ask me in smaller pieces'
    4. AI charges extra for large requests

12. Before asking AI for ANY code, what should you write out first?

    1. Your name and the date
    2. A 5-10 step plan of what you want to build
    3. A list of all programming languages you know
    4. The names of all the AI tools you're going to use

13. Companies like Google and Spotify use iterative development. What does this tell you?

    1. Only Google and Spotify can use this method
    2. Building in small tested pieces isn't just for beginners — it's the professional standard
    3. You need to work at Google to learn iterative development
    4. Google and Spotify only make small, simple apps

14. 'Tiny coding tasks beat huge ones.' What evidence supports this?

    1. AI runs faster on tiny requests
    2. Tiny pieces are easier to understand, test individually, fix when broken, and assemble into bigger things
    3. Tiny tasks take less electricity
    4. Computer scientists voted tiny tasks as more fun

15. You've finished step 1 (player moves) and tested it. What is step 2 if you want a coin-collecting game?

    1. Add the boss battle immediately
    2. Add coins appearing on the screen that the player can walk into
    3. Add the game-over screen
    4. Add background music and all sound effects