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17/07/2026 5:59 am
Hey everyone! I've been using Aider for a few weeks now to help with my Terraform and Docker learning. It's awesome, but I noticed my token usage was pretty high 😅
I started experimenting with my prompts and found that being super specific and breaking tasks down into smaller steps really cuts down tokens. Instead of saying "add authentication to this app," I now try something like "First, add a login form component in the frontend. Use React and this existing style." The smaller, clearer instructions seem to use way fewer tokens. Has anyone else tried this? What prompt styles work best for you?