Simon Willison
I think "context engineering" is going to stick - unlike "prompt engineering" it has an inferred definition that's much closer to the intended meaning, which is to carefully and skillfully construct the right context to get great results from LLMs https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/27/context-engineering/
Context engineering

The term context engineering has recently started to gain traction as a better alternative to prompt engineering. I like it. I think this one may have sticking power. Here's an …

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Jun 27, 2025 at 11:46pmWeb
Show threadAustin*Jun 28, 2025
@simon prompt engineering ⊆ context engineering
Show threadBrett CannonJun 28, 2025
@simon So what do you call engineers who provide context behind the scenes via tools and not prompts? 🕵️‍♀️ context engineers?
Show threadMatthew ThompsonJun 28, 2025
@simon #ContextIsAllYouNeed !
Show threadIan Channing 🦈Jul 26, 2025
@simon Still kinda feels like a buzz word though. Is it serious engineering? If you're an expert at numpy do you become a numpy engineer? (Sorry best analogy I could think of, feel free to think of a better one)