Not at all. If anything, a lot of tech companies have only upped the stakes since then. Every single one of my friends who just graduated college and was active

Not at all. If anything, a lot of tech companies have only upped the stakes since then. Every single one of my friends who just graduated college and was actively interviewing recently had not only flights/hotels/transportation taken care of, but also got some nice perks like first class tickets or airline lounge access at the airport. Most also reimburse for food and any other expenses while you are in the city, up to a certain limit per day, which is usually very generous (the most common one I heard was $75/day for food). I don't know of a single dev in real life who had to fly out for an interview and had to pay for flights/hotel out of their own pocket.