I agree that these types of questions can lead to false positives, but what about the negatives? Don't these have some value as filters? After all, if I can't a

I agree that these types of questions can lead to false positives, but what about the negatives? Don't these have some value as filters? After all, if I can't answer a simple question like string reversal, it suggests that I can't code AND I'm not enterprising enough to do some rudimentary Googling to practice technical interview questions.