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Vibe codingMediumvc-g437
Subject Ai judgment tool fitLevel Mid–Senior~18 minCommon in Algorithms & data structures interviewsIndustries Software development

Question

You have two tasks in your sprint: (a) write a Python script that backfills a denormalized `display_name` column across 40M user rows by reading from a `profiles` table, and (b) generate the unit tests for a pure date-formatting utility you already wrote. A teammate suggests handing both to an AI agent end-to-end to save time. For each task, decide whether it's actually suitable for full AI delegation or not, and explain the reasoning that distinguishes them.

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.