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by gaius 2772 days ago
They do this on phone screens too. You can hear the keys then their intonation changes as if they are reading text out loud...
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If someone can google exact answer in 15 seconds (to be sure they are saying things correctly), in some situations it's also great. This fact-checking instinct is good.
There is that, but in an interview fluent familiarity is a proxy for experience and regular usage, if someone can just rattle something off it’s a good indicator that they really have been doing it alot.