Code Room
Vibe codingHardvc-g423
Subject Ai prompt specLevel Senior–Staff~22 minCommon in Networking & APIs interviewsIndustries Software development, Technology

Question

You're writing a generic retry wrapper in Go for outbound HTTP calls to a payment provider. You want an AI agent to produce `func WithRetry(ctx, op, policy)` with exponential backoff and jitter. Write the prompt/spec — constraints, edge cases, acceptance criteria — so the agent gets it right first try, given money is involved. Explain what a naive prompt ("retry the request a few times with backoff") gets dangerously wrong here.

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.

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.