If you haven’t noticed, we use Google Gemini to generate most of our images. We told it to generate its own logo, and that’s what we got. Sometimes AI has no clue. But here is where it’s extremely useful: Gemini Deep Research.

If you’ve no idea how to design systems or create a project that scales or has structure? This is where Gemini’s deep research comes in for your smaller to medium projects – where maybe you don’t have an experienced engineer who can system design well.

The Secret Prompts Behind Implementing Somewhat Scalable Code

We’re going to keep this one short and sweet for our readers. It’s based on a project, a relatively small one:

First Prompt:

I want to build a preferrably c# application that will interact with Gitlab API and Slack API. I need to figure out how to freely if possible use those API endpoints. I also need to research on what NuGet packages to use to assist in the development project. I’m also aware that GitLab and Slack already have an integration, perhaps I can build on that for free. Paid options can also be considered. Overall i need some technical specification and design methodologies.

Second Prompt:

For my project I need a system design that is scalable. Please generate a report on the design types and its advantages and disadvantages. Based on this I need a structure for my files with this design, outline me what folders and files i could possibly have to approach this project with the above system design.

Now you have project documentation and an outline of where to start. You’ll want to save.MD files as AI responses are in Markdown – If you ever need an MD editor, we recommend Obsidian.

If you need this to work with bigger projects, combine your more detailed prompt with our information on how to integrate AI with enterprise. If you’re not bothered to re-word it, maybe just throw the entire article in there and tell it that it’s a starting point for your project design.

Why this approach is important

Sometimes we forget we’re not system designers, architect designers, maybe you’re not even a developer. For us, we like to do deep research and read through everything to get a better understanding of the best practices and designs that suit the project. This way, you have a really solid starting point and not just “vibe coding”.