Engineering productivitytactic

"Industry standard" prompt for unblocking decisions outside your expertise

Problem solved: Non-technical founders freeze on auth/deploy/secrets/infra choices; a one-line standing prompt converts every such decision into a researched recommendation instead of an "ask the senior engineer" pause.

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Fornon-technical founder · generalist operator · anyone deciding outside their domain

What

Reusable line operators append to any decision request: "What is the industry standard for [X] and explain why. If you don't have enough confidence — research it and get back to me with your honest professional advice." Sibling phrasing one operator uses for narrower code-pattern questions: "find out how other open-source tools do this."