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by throw34 1459 days ago
Me personally, all the time.

In fact, I am taking a short break from a problem that reduces to graph coloring with 2 colors. [1] If you interview with our team we will absolutely ask LC style algorithmic problems because one will definitely use that knowledge with us, a lot.

The problem is not LC style interviews per se. The problem is not enough companies tailoring their interview to the role they're trying to fill.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_coloring