I happen to agree that whiteboarding is not a good use of time in an interview, at least that's what I've concluded from my own experience. But not everyone sh

I happen to agree that whiteboarding is not a good use of time in an interview, at least that's what I've concluded from my own experience. But not everyone shares that opinion. And for what it's worth, I'd take a whiteboard interview with specific, measurable criteria for success over a coding challenge with no transparency any day of the week. Please note I said "if we were to stipulate," implying that some teams value whiteboard interviews in good faith, not that I'm advocating for investing 30-60 precious minutes in an exercise that might not align well with what your team values in a colleague. Edit: I'd also like to point out that parallel parking is a well-defined task with a narrow set of criteria for success. Creating valuable software is not such an easily-measured endeavor.