New Blog Post prompt for a prompt

Author: Rick Neeft

_config.yml

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ social:
   email: rick.neeft@outlook.com             # change to your email address
   links:
     # The first element serves as the copyright owner's link
-    - https://twitter.com/rneeft      # change to your twitter homepage
     - https://github.com/rneeft       # change to your github homepage
     # Uncomment below to add more social links
     # - https://www.facebook.com/username

_posts/2025-11-02-grub-edits.md

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 ---
 title: How to Show the GRUB Menu and Boot Information on Startup in Ubuntu
-date: 2025-02-11 16:11:00 +0100
+date: 2025-11-02 16:11:00 +0100
 categories: [Grub, Ubuntu, Linux]
 tags: [grub, ubuntu, linux, boot]     # TAG names should always be lowercase
 ---

_posts/2025-11-07-get-me-a-prompt-please.md

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+---
+title: How to generate prompts for Copilot by Copilot
+date: 2025-11-07 14:55:00 +0100
+categories: [AI, Copilot]
+tags: [copilot, prompts, ai, logging, sourcegenerator]     # TAG names should always be lowercase
+---
+
+When I'm coding and Copilot is trying to help me, creating a good prompt can sometimes be very challenging. But did you know you can let Copilot create a prompt for you?
+
+### Context
+I'm replacing all ILogger messages by moving them into a separate `partial class` and making use of the source generator `ILoggerMessage` to prevent boxing when the LogLevel is not logged anyway. Nick Chapsas has a whole [Youtube Video](https://youtu.be/a26zu-pyEyg?t=676) explaining this topic in detail, but the 'why' is out-of-scope for this blog. 
+
+This refactoring work is repetitive and tedious, so how can Copilot help me with this? I had no clue what kind of prompt I should give it. So how about asking Copilot for help? 
+
+### Getting Copilot to Create a Prompt
+
+I created two files: the original version and a second one with the changes applied. Then I simply asked Copilot for a prompt: 
+
+```
+I have these two C# files showing a before and after refactoring where I moved all ILogger calls into a separate static partial class using the LoggerMessage source generator pattern. Please analyze the changes and create a clear, copy-and-paste prompt that I can use with Copilot to apply this same refactoring pattern to other classes in the future. The prompt should specify the ILoggerMessage approach and include concrete examples.
+```
+
+Copilot will now return a prompt that I can use later in other classes. 
+
+```
+Refactor this class to move all logging statements into a separate static partial class using the LoggerMessage attribute pattern.
+Instructions:
+•	Create a static partial class named [ClassName]Log (replace [ClassName] with the main class name).
+•	Add the newly created class into the same file as [ClassName]
+•	For each log statement, define a corresponding static partial method in the log class, decorated with [LoggerMessage] and the appropriate log level, message, and parameters.
+•	Replace direct calls to _logger.LogInformation, _logger.LogError, etc., in the main class with calls to the new static partial methods.
+•	Ensure the main class only calls these new logging methods, passing the logger instance as this ILogger<[ClassName]> logger.
+•	Do not change the logic or structure of the main class, except for replacing the logging calls.
+Example:
+// Before: _logger.LogInformation("Starting scheduled {HttpMethod} call to {RequestPath}", method, url);
+// After: _logger.StartingScheduledHttpCall(method, url);
+// In the static partial log class: [LoggerMessage(Level = LogLevel.Information, Message = "Starting scheduled {HttpMethod} call to {RequestPath}")] public static partial void StartingScheduledHttpCall(this ILogger<MitzHttpJob> logger, HttpMethod httpMethod, string? requestPath);
+```