It can be a point in your favour but also something that you are asked to avoid. You both showed good knowledge and default choices and showed that you can impl

It can be a point in your favour but also something that you are asked to avoid. You both showed good knowledge and default choices and showed that you can implement a simple algorithm from scratch. Both are valuable points about your skills. The main "result" of the interview shouldn't just be "does the code work". The process is far, far more important for understanding how you write code.