100%.
if properly trained, interviewers ask questions that build without throwing the kitchen sink at you.
whiteboard interviews (when done holistically) assess for signal, not binary correctness
- do you have a solid framework to build a solution?
- are you considering multiple approaches / data structures / complexities
- referencing similar problems, vocabulary, situations to illustrate breadth of knowledge
sure, the stress component isn't ideal, but there are multiple relevant capabilities being assessed in a very short amount of time...
in other words it's a much better test of tacit knowledge than alternatives
if properly trained, interviewers ask questions that build without throwing the kitchen sink at you.
whiteboard interviews (when done holistically) assess for signal, not binary correctness
- do you have a solid framework to build a solution?
- are you considering multiple approaches / data structures / complexities
- referencing similar problems, vocabulary, situations to illustrate breadth of knowledge
sure, the stress component isn't ideal, but there are multiple relevant capabilities being assessed in a very short amount of time...
in other words it's a much better test of tacit knowledge than alternatives