Agreed. Nowadays in technical interviews, I make it a point to say that I would google the problem. Not googling just because it's an interview is exactly the k

Agreed. Nowadays in technical interviews, I make it a point to say that I would google the problem. Not googling just because it's an interview is exactly the kind of thinking that gets people stuck on real problems -- i.e. inside the box, instead of outside the box thinking. If you were given a real problem, would you limit your problem solving approaches to those implied by the context? That's exactly the kind of person I don't want to hire.