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The title doesn't do the article justice. As an interviewer myself I think it's terrible advice. Certainly if you think it'll make or break your interview go ahead and ask to write on paper, but thinking through problems and expressing them on a whiteboard is an important skill at a lot of companies.

Many of his other points are good, although a lot of it boils down to being a top notch developer and letting it show in the interview. Being a top notch developer is the hard part, and good interviewers (at places a top notch dev would want to work at) will typically identify your skills even if you don't follow this specific advice.

+1 for using python--it's great for getting through coding questions quickly and efficiently, allowing exploration of various twists the interviewer may throw at you.




Thanks for not just talking about Whiteboards! That's just the hook and intro!

I agree. I think high-level planning and design is a great use of whiteboards in the workplace. Code under time pressure, not as much.




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