> pair programming with the engineer This is probably the single best interview session I've ever had. Give-and-take is always good for easing the process, but

> pair programming with the engineer This is probably the single best interview session I've ever had. Give-and-take is always good for easing the process, but in one case I had a programmer actually sit down with me at a laptop and pair program our way through an hour task. Still time pressure, I suppose, but it was vastly more natural and informative than any other interview I've done.