100% in a classroom setting but that’s not what this is. It’s not reasonable for the organizers of this national competition to be demanding source code, peer review it, understand it, and then asking the entrant to explain the code and how things work.
Ask the student to explain how their program works in front of the class, with time for questions at the end.
They’ll still be able to start with vibe code, but they’ll be forced to actually think.
100% in a classroom setting but that’s not what this is. It’s not reasonable for the organizers of this national competition to be demanding source code, peer review it, understand it, and then asking the entrant to explain the code and how things work.