Code RoomInfinite fetch loop
HardPrep Room Coding #4086

Infinite fetch loop

Vibe & agenticAlgorithms & data structuresSenior–Staff~18 min

An AI wrote this data-fetching effect with a config object dependency to 'refetch when options change.' It fires a network request in an infinite loop and pegs the API. Diagnose it.

Implement
unstable_effect_deps(declarations: list[str], deps: list[str]) → list[str]
Examples
in[["options=object","url=prop"],["url","options"]]out["options"]
in[["options=memo","url=prop"],["url","options"]]out[]
in[["headers=object","on_done=function","url=prop"],["url","headers","on_done"]]out["headers","on_done"]
What a strong answer looks like

Treat the AI’s output as a draft to verify, not an answer to trust. Name the specific flaw and the input that triggers it, say how you’d catch it (tests, edge cases, reading critically), and how you’d re-prompt or decompose to get it right.

0:00 of about 18 min

Vibe & agentic: describe the solution in plain language (or narrate it) and the coach grades your approach.

Which questions mattered is sealed until you submit. Telling you now would just be handing over the edge cases.