- give them ~30 minutes on their own machine
- they get to pick the language they code in
- I leave the room for large parts of it
- I bring them a drink
- I tell them I want to see what they can do and that I don't care if they complete it
- permit them to search on the internet (as long as they don't copy/paste a solution)
I see this usually:
- they finish in a few minutes
- they just can't do it, even with hints
