[Bartweiss]

> technical hiring is broken

This was my first thought also. There are two issues here: One is: do you need to cram to prepare for the job? But the other is: does the interview measure your job preparation?

Most technical interviews don't. Even good ones that discern strong candidates often depend on knowledge and memorization way outside the actual job scope. (Often, way below the job scope. O(N) palindrome search is not a professional skill.)

So it's great to say that you should know what you need for the job, but conflating that with what you need for the interview is an unproven leap.