Data Flow Mapping Before Code with AI Assistance

New way to write code: 1. Don’t start by typing code, start by mapping the data flow. Use AI chat to brainstorm the skeleton of your system before a single line is written. 2. Feed the AI your specific constraints, existing file structures, and style guides. The better the context, the fewer bugs you will have to fix. 3. Review every AI-generated function as if you are a Lead Engineer. If you can't spot the potential security flaw or inefficiency, you aren't ready to use it. 4. Use the AI to explain a complex block, then try to explain it back to the AI in your own words. If the AI corrects you, stay on that block until you truly own the logic. 5. Don't try to build the whole app in one prompt. Build one small, testable feature at a time.