I think this is right, and I even think that some of what is often complained about in tech interviews is actually about testing for this. Folks say "give me a

I think this is right, and I even think that some of what is often complained about in tech interviews is actually about testing for this. Folks say "give me a take-home assignment I can code on my own" rather than "stressfully whiteboard in a time-crunch in front of people" but I think they often don't understand that this scenario isn't meant to elicit your best code, but to evaluate how you perform in a scenario where everything isn't crisply handed over to you to digest on your own time. Dealing with ambiguity - and asking questions to quickly get to sufficient clarity - is a bit part of that (other elements include literally dealing with dynamic collaboration and a bit of pressure)