some of the interviews I've been through started like that. Which is great. Then, it quickly went on to a coding test where I was asked to implement the optimal

some of the interviews I've been through started like that. Which is great. Then, it quickly went on to a coding test where I was asked to implement the optimal solution to a problem, which a certain woman, who wrote a book on coding interviews, and who will remain unnamed, needed almost 2 hours, to arrive at the optimal solution. I was expected to produce said optimal solution in less than 5 minutes. Needless to say, I moved on.