> Why can't the industry finally just drop stupid whiteboard coding and move on to more practically focused questions? Cynically, I wonder if it's sometimes be

> Why can't the industry finally just drop stupid whiteboard coding and move on to more practically focused questions? Cynically, I wonder if it's sometimes because it's a crutch for the interviewers. Like anything else, interviewing is a skill that you learn through interest, study and practice. I've been carrying out technical interviews for years, and still wouldn't say that I get it right every time. If the interviewers have not made an effort to learn how to do interviews, or don't really want to do them, or don't actually know what the job will involve, then they can just fall back on asking algorithm questions.