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An AI wrote this Flutter function to grab the user's location for a 'find nearby' feature. It works fine on the dev's phone where location is already granted, but testers report the app hangs forever or crashes when they tap the feature after denying the permission prompt. What's the bug and how would you catch it?
Future<Position> getLocation() async { await Geolocator.requestPermission(); final pos = await Geolocator.getCurrentPosition( desiredAccuracy: LocationAccuracy.high, ); return pos;}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.
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Vibe coding: describe the solution in plain language (or narrate it) and the coach grades your approach. Generating runnable code from your description is coming next.
Run or narrate your approach, then ask the coach.