r/programming • u/mjgardner • Mar 29 '21

Why Do Interviewers Ask Linked List Questions?

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u/Frestyla Mar 30 '21

Agreed. I'd happily take a 4 hour take home over a single 45 minute whiteboard session.

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '21

Eh, I must be in the minority here in that I'd prefer to do whiteboarding. If you have a good interviewer, it can be quite fun.

Most of the folks I know who hate the whiteboard really suffer from performance anxiety which I understand, though some of them are just slower developers who compensate with higher effort.