I think it depends. I like coding interviews cause it can reveal a bit about what it would be like to work with the person. I have to chuckle 'cause MSFT's co

I think it depends. I like coding interviews cause it can reveal a bit about what it would be like to work with the person. I have to chuckle 'cause MSFT's coding interviews are either "guess what I'm thinking" or impossible problems. I was supposed to code a calculator for one guy and I asked if I could do an RPN calculator, so I did it and after I was finished he asked what the he'll I had done and I said "an RPN calculator" and only then did he ask "what the he'll is RPN?" I decided I didn't want that job if that's the kind of people I would be working with. I think my point is coding interviews work both ways and you can tell a lot about a team by how they conduct them. [edit - it's okay if you don't know what RPN is, the problem is they interviewer committed to a course of action he completely didn't understand instead of asking clarifying questions.]