Vibe codingMediumvc-g416

Subject Ai judgmentLevel Entry–Mid~12 minCommon in Algorithms & data structures interviewsIndustries Software development

Question

An AI assistant gave you a clean, working TypeScript snippet to fetch data, but it uses `axios` and your whole codebase uses the built-in `fetch`. The snippet works if you just `npm install axios`. A teammate says 'it works, ship it.' What's the issue with dropping this in as-is, and what do you do instead?

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.

Learn the concepts

Describe your solution

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.