EDITORIAL GUIDANCE Criteria stated, not a measured ranking
Build and review a correct change
Define a useful outcome
Build and review a correct change
A useful coding workflow starts with a reproducible task and ends with a reviewed diff. Give the assistant repository context and explicit boundaries, run the existing checks and inspect every consequential change.
A repeatable workflow
Write down the input, expected output and acceptance criteria.
Choose two candidates from the relevant shortlist.
Run the same representative task in each.
Review accuracy, correction time and repeatability.
Keep the result and revisit the decision when the task changes.