I like the idea of letting the candidate do whatever they would if they were actually coding. I even think it could be interesting (in the initial part of the p

I like the idea of letting the candidate do whatever they would if they were actually coding. I even think it could be interesting (in the initial part of the process) to ask the candidate what question they would like to be asked, and let them implement that. Few things to point out though: 1. you can ask the interviewer questions 2. the problems are usually simple enough that you don't need to google them, and should have prepared for them in the first place 3. you should be somewhat efficient (being able to do basic stuff without googling) in at least one language, since you can choose the language for the interview do that