>Whiteboarding is a practice borne from what i can only assume is equal parts social ignorance and intellectual dick-waving. This article nails it precisely. A

>Whiteboarding is a practice borne from what i can only assume is equal parts social ignorance and intellectual dick-waving. This article nails it precisely. After interviewing dozens and dozens of devs (as a peer), the sweet spot is still demonstrating coding ability, but not on a whiteboard. Load a repl (like repl.it) in one browser tab, and in another have MDN or whatever official docs. Give a unique/novel challenge, but keep it simple without any trick questions or brain puzzles. Be forgiving if candidate overlooks something obvious. Once we settled on this, much fewer post-hire surprises.