Whiteboard coding is one way to understand how a person thinks about a problem. Regarding arbitrarily-short deadlines--the only difference is that IRL it would

Whiteboard coding is one way to understand how a person thinks about a problem. Regarding arbitrarily-short deadlines--the only difference is that IRL it wouldn't be on a whiteboard. Deadlines are still arbitrarily short, and people will be watching you work. I've never asked someone to code on a whiteboard (I tend towards paper anyway) as anything remotely approaching hazing, which is specifically designed to humiliate, demean, or over-stress.