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Re:Don't Leak Interview Questions by macspoofing on Saturday November 09, 2013 @12:53PM (#6702390)
>And I still don't know why interviewers insist on whiteboard coding.

Worse. They require syntax correct whiteboard coding. I got to imagine that pseudo-code should suffice in almost every case.

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Re:Don't Leak Interview Questions by yapcguy on Saturday November 09, 2013 @01:05PM (#6702427)
You could say you're using a special pre-processor to parse any incorrect syntax before compilation. Might get a laugh and some brownie points!
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Re:Don't Leak Interview Questions by mcphage on Saturday November 09, 2013 @02:15PM (#6702731)
"So, will your whiteboard run my test suite?"
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