Hire based on the conversation about code, not the code itself
The whiteboard just checks if a person can write code by hand, without any helpers and under pressure. Today, this is not the job that an engineer does or should do. Now an engineer has to make decisions at the product level and communicate with the team at different levels. But the whiteboard only checks a specific result, in fake conditions. Code overall is already a result. What matters is thinking.
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Hire based on the conversation about code, not the code itself
Most companies still hire engineers by watching them write code. In 2026, this doesn't check the right thing. Here is what I would check instead
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