As programmer becomes more proficient at work in things like language syntax, api's, library and algorithms, the usage of googling will go down, as it becomes d

As programmer becomes more proficient at work in things like language syntax, api's, library and algorithms, the usage of googling will go down, as it becomes distraction, instead of helping in doing a programming task quicker. Screening and interview selection is driven by need. If one needs a subject matter expert in specific area, it does make a sense to test the person's familiarity with subject without googling. It also helps to test Duning-Kruger effect. [1] But this is wrong to assume that googling is bad. Being able to search, assimilate and effectively use information (by book or Google), is also a very important skill in itself. I feel doing a test to figure out if the person has understood some common data structures and algorithms is good to see how a person approach and solves the problems, since programming is still an inherently logical puzzle solving. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effect