I have always found coding interviews weird. For example, you don't ask a carpenter if they know what a dovetail joint is. You don't ask a bricklayer on which

I have always found coding interviews weird. For example, you don't ask a carpenter if they know what a dovetail joint is. You don't ask a bricklayer on which brand of bricks he prefers, or how tall his last wall was. You certainly don't ask a mechanic how an internal combustion engine works! Sure throw a few algorithms at entry level employees, with no experience, to make sure they understand the basics. But not experienced developers!