Code RoomFire-and-forget email never sent
MediumPrep Room Coding #4430

Fire-and-forget email never sent

Vibe & agenticAlgorithms & data structuresMid–Senior~16 min

An AI generated this Lambda (Python) that sends a welcome email by enqueuing async work and returning immediately so the caller isn't blocked. Some users never get the email and there's no trace. What's the design flaw?

Implement
surviving_jobs(actions: list[str]) → list[str]
Examples
in[["spawn:welcome","return"]]out[]
in[["await:welcome","return"]]out["welcome"]
in[["enqueue:welcome","return"]]out["welcome"]
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 16 min

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

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