It's not so much the problem solving and coding skills as the specific algorithm and syntax questions I tend to cram on. My memory is very pattern based so I'm

It's not so much the problem solving and coding skills as the specific algorithm and syntax questions I tend to cram on. My memory is very pattern based so I'm not as good as randomly pulling some snippet up from memory but get me into that problem space and I can more easily give you what you're looking for. This is usually what happens in the real world but in interviews a lot of people just ask random questions with no connective tissue.