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by Wilya 749 days ago
It depends how it is done. I used to think the same way, and I would never hire someone without having seen them program live.

But having experienced leetcode-style interviews on the candidate side, it's clear to me that they are no longer about figuring out and coding a solution on the spot. Interviewers expected a solution FAST, and to match that you need to have studied and learned the answer beforehand.

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> Interviewers expected a solution FAST, and to match that you need to have studied and learned the answer beforehand.

Yeah this is the real BS behind the tests. Good interviewers help you manage and try to find a solution. Not just "answer is binary tree"