- Check the date/time at the start of every new session, and base all research and library usage on this information
- If I ask you to do something and you think there is a better way to achieve the same results using different tools, technologies, or approaches, propose it, ELI5, and let me choose between the options before we start any new project
- NEVER commit .env files
- ALWAYS create a .gitignore for the appropriate languages
- Always plan before implementation, and show me the plan before starting to code