This comment has been rejected because it has poor cultural fit. :) A job interview is a social game. An interviewee coming in to an interview thinking this i

This comment has been rejected because it has poor cultural fit. :) A job interview is a social game. An interviewee coming in to an interview thinking this is purely about their ability to whiteboard a solution or solve a puzzle may end up a "poor cultural fit". The main deciding factor is whether you can get along with the people interviewing you for the duration of the interview. The secondary factor is that you meet some minimum bar of smart/skills/knowledge. Companies are NOT out there to do anything. They don't want you to pass or fail. The person interviewing you, who may have had a good day, a bad day, may have a certain background or certain preference, may know the hiring decision has already been made, may have another candidate they already prefer, may have their own little special FizzBuzz, or whatever. This person and you have to sit down for an hour and you have to convince them they should hire YOU. Even if they had a bad day. Even if you think vi is better than emacs and they prefer emacs. Even if they like object oriented programming and you're a functional programming guy. Even if they think you're too old to know how to code. You CAN do it. Then it's up to you to decide whether you want to work for a person who prefers emacs ;)