Consider the context: parent is talking about how easy the problem is to solve in an interview. Coding interviews serve to check _how_ a candidate goes about s

Consider the context: parent is talking about how easy the problem is to solve in an interview. Coding interviews serve to check _how_ a candidate goes about solving a problem - if they submit without checking the solution meets the spec, or choose to solve a different problem without mentioning it up front, then this tells me plenty about their working style.