I have always seen the interview process as a an opportunity to understand how the other person thinks. These questions may do that to some extent but they limi

I have always seen the interview process as a an opportunity to understand how the other person thinks. These questions may do that to some extent but they limit it in ways that make it almost mechanical. I personally find "What is your favorite programming language?" or "What systems architecture to you find more compelling?" to be far more valuable. It gives some insight into their commitment to the trade and gives you an opportunity to make it a conversation to dive into their reasoning process and depth of knowledge about a topic. I think it's far easier to weed out the fakers if they can't express why Erlang is interesting to them than for them to tell you how to implement a linked list which is very easy to google and memorize(but won't necessarily prove any skill).