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Whiteboard coding used to be common but I haven't run a whiteboard interview for over a decade. I don't know how many companies still do that, but it's definitely a bad idea. You want to see how well a candidate knows their tools, and they will be more comfortable working in an editor, so it's a win/win to do that. Also if you do coding interviews from home it's easier for candidates and they're in a more comfortable environment.

So yeah I'm sure some firms do this, but there are plenty of others that don't.

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