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The Context Engineering Playbook: Why Prompt Engineering Is Dead

Andrej Karpathy declared prompt engineering dead in a June 25, 2025 tweet, introducing context engineering as its replacement. The shift redefines how developers interact with AI models, emphasizing structured context over manual prompting.

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On June 25, 2025, Andrej Karpathy killed prompt engineering in a tweet. Here’s what replaced it and what it actually means for how you… Continue reading on Towards AI »

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