Design a test-feedback loop for an autonomous coding system.

Instruction: Describe how you would use test results to guide an agent without letting it thrash.

Context: Assesses whether the candidate can design a practical architecture and explain the main tradeoffs. Describe how you would use test results to guide an agent without letting it thrash.

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I would make the loop explicit: run targeted validation, classify failures, decide whether the failure points to bad grounding, bad implementation, or missing tests, then let the agent use that signal in a bounded next step. The loop should add information, not...

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