> Nobody is writing binary searches in their day-to-day jobs But in an interview situation, they cannot give you a three week task. Like FizzBuzz, a binary se

> Nobody is writing binary searches in their day-to-day jobs But in an interview situation, they cannot give you a three week task. Like FizzBuzz, a binary search is a simple task that can be done during an interview. They are not testing your ability to write a binary search. They are testing you on your ability to implement a function, given specific requirements.