I'm not the author (perhaps he'll chime in as well), but I'm the CEO of interviewing.io (we're the ones who ran the experiment).
I think it depends on whether the interviewer has agreed to make the interview "open book". Looking up stuff on Stack Overflow during the interview can be OK or can be cheating, depending on the constraints.
In this experiment, the interviews were not "open book". That said, I am personally in favor of open book interviews.
I think it depends on whether the interviewer has agreed to make the interview "open book". Looking up stuff on Stack Overflow during the interview can be OK or can be cheating, depending on the constraints.
In this experiment, the interviews were not "open book". That said, I am personally in favor of open book interviews.