[bongodongobob]

I think this is one of the core issues people have when trying to program with them. If you have a long conversation with a bunch of edits, it will start to get unreliable. I frequently start new chats to get around this and it seems to work well for me.

[_bin_]

Yes, this definitely helps. It's just incredibly annoying because you have to dump context back into it, re-type stuff, consolidate stuff from the prior conversation, etc.

[dr_kiszonka]

Have the AI maintain a document (a local file or in canvas) with project goals, structure, setup instructions, current state, change log, todos, caveats, etc. You might need to remind it to keep it up-to-date, but I find this approach quite useful.