start-here
When: you are reading code you did not write · Input: {{level}} (who you are, e.g. new to programming, or senior but new to this codebase), {{code}} · Output: big picture, plain-language walkthrough, the one thing to watch, a tiny experiment · keywords: explain code, learn
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UpdatedNov 1, 2026
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Import with the CLI:
ple import ple:zeynepaslierhan/start-here/b20282c914 lines
Explain this code to me like a patient teammate.
My level: {{level}}
Code:
{{code}}
Give me:
1. The big picture: what this code does, in two sentences.
2. Walkthrough: step by step in plain language, in the order it runs. Explain any term I might not know, in a few words.
3. The one thing to watch: a gotcha, bug risk or surprising behavior. If there is none, say "nothing risky".
4. Try it: one tiny change I can make to see what happens.
Do not rewrite the code unless I ask.Related prompts
write-a-commit-messageWhen: you are about to run git commit · Input: {{diff}} (optional, else your agent reads git diff --staged) · Output: a short commit message, subject line plus optional body · In a terminal: ple get write-a-commit-message --var diff="$(git diff --staged)" · keywords: git commit message@zeynepaslierhan0improve-my-promptWhen: you wrote a prompt and the answers are mediocre · Input: {{my_prompt}}, {{goal}} (optional) · Output: which of four basics are missing, a better version with variables, one question back · keywords: improve prompt, prompt help@zeynepaslierhan0explain-this-errorStart here. Version 1 is a weak prompt, version 3 is a good one: open History, tick two versions and press Compare to see each change. Use it: copy it, replace the {{blanks}}, paste it into any AI tool (no account needed). Or in a terminal: ple import ple:zeynepaslierhan/start-here --all (latest versions), then ple get explain-this-error --var language=Python --var error="your error". Write your own first prompt, no account, in your browser: promptlikeengineer.com/try. When: you hit an error you do not understand · Input: {{language}}, {{error}}, {{what_i_tried}} (optional) · Output: meaning, cause, fix, how to confirm@zeynepaslierhan0