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by alexchantavy 3286 days ago
> The strongest interviewers will discuss the problem and solve it at an abstract level using diagrams. Once satisfied with the solution, they'll code the entire thing making few mistakes.

I agree. In general I'm mediocre at coding interviews, but I do best when I have a chance to whiteboard and draw the problem. On the other hand I do absolutely terribly on phone screens with a shared document and no where for the interviewer to see my drawing.