This isn't the sad part. The sad part is that technical interviews cannot be audited externally so they can ratchet up the difficulty if they don't want you. To

This isn't the sad part. The sad part is that technical interviews cannot be audited externally so they can ratchet up the difficulty if they don't want you. To my knowledge Google and Microsoft don't do that, but I would not be surprised if other companies who are more tolerant of dark patterns have already started. Second, after reading that blog post, you just know that there are some poor saps out there who have informed their interviewer: "I've already seen this question before." It breaks my heart that they are (likely) punished for their honesty.