Agree with this. In my experience interviewers don't mind if you would normally look something up, but you need to state "hmm I always forget which direction Ar

Agree with this. In my experience interviewers don't mind if you would normally look something up, but you need to state "hmm I always forget which direction Array.sort sorts based on your return value" and they'll usually say something like "yeah me too, let's try it this way and flip it if needed." If you say nothing and freeze or implement it incorrectly without making it clear that you half expected it, the same situation feels much worse. In general, I've been seeing some conflation between the "tech interviews are broken" sentiment and the "tech interviews are too hard" sentiment. There's probably some truth to both, and some specific things that both interviewers and candidates can do differently to make more interviews more productive. In all cases, being calm and congenial and trying to put the other person at ease (even if you're the candidate) can work wonders.