Update prompts and instructions for snippets#52300
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Adds new Copilot prompt documents for upgrading, pushing, and migrating .NET documentation snippets, while removing older instruction files in favor of the new prompt-based workflow.
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- Added three new snippet workflow prompts: Upgrade, Push, and Migrate.
- Standardized guidance around project creation (
dotnet new), folder structure, and snippet identifiers. - Removed legacy
.github/instructionsfiles for Push and Migrate.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| .github/prompts/Snippets.Upgrade.prompt.md | Introduces guidance for modernizing snippets and organizing snippet projects. |
| .github/prompts/Snippets.Push.prompt.md | Documents the process for extracting inline article code blocks into snippet projects/files. |
| .github/prompts/Snippets.Migrate.prompt.md | Documents migration from ~/samples/snippets/ references to ./snippets/ with modern project structure. |
| .github/instructions/Snippets.Push.instructions.md | Removes legacy Push instructions (superseded by prompt). |
| .github/instructions/Snippets.Migrate.instructions.md | Removes legacy Migrate instructions (superseded by prompt). |
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This LGTM @adegeo
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Added guidelines for replacing ambiguous 'this' references and ensuring consistent terminology.
Removed a guideline about using 'this' as a standalone pronoun.
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Migrated the instruction files related to snippet migration and pushing to prompt files.
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