I for one actually appreciate coding interviews. Besides, I know my resume isn't a bunch of stuff I made up yesterday, but how are you supposed to know that? I

I for one actually appreciate coding interviews. Besides, I know my resume isn't a bunch of stuff I made up yesterday, but how are you supposed to know that? I do wish most were done differently though. A few months ago, I interviewed with a company--the first rounds were remote, and we used an online tool so the interviewer could watch me work problems in an environment with a "compile and run" button, which was great! Imagine my disappointment, then, when I got to the in-person interview, sat down in a nice conference room with a computer attached to a giant TV and a wireless keyboard, and was handed a pencil and a pad of paper on which to code. That's clearly something I need more practice with--but why? It's yet another thing I have to be good at to get work, that doesn't make me better at doing the work I get.