I'm fairly convinced much of the hate comes from people who interview at firms who do WBI incorrectly. The question I give is tailored for the following points:

I'm fairly convinced much of the hate comes from people who interview at firms who do WBI incorrectly. The question I give is tailored for the following points: You can pick up unfamiliar code/data structures easily You can understand a given problem space without too much explaining You can code the "easy stuff" without thinking about it too much You can distill and discuss the difficult parts of an algorithm All of which are traits I consider key for someone I'll be working with.