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A bug appears around choosing the model. What is the strongest first debugging move?

Multiple choiceHardchapter-15-curatedpremiumsystem-designchoosing-the-model
python
def choose_execution_model(io_heavy: bool, cpu_heavy: bool) -> str:
    if io_heavy:
        return "asyncio or threads"
    if cpu_heavy:
        return "processes"
    return "simple synchronous code"
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Answer and explanation

Correct answer

B. Trace one concrete example, inspect the state transitions, and compare them to the intended rule before rewriting anything.

Why

That approach is reliable because it creates evidence. Starting from the tool name instead of the workload often leads to accidental architecture.

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