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Discussion on: How to Ace the Dreaded Whiteboard Interview

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Frank Carr

I usually ask the design one in interviews. I try to tie it back to something the candidate has done rather than something abstract like "design Netflix". For example, I would ask...

"I see you worked on a web service project at your last job. Could you sketch out how this was built and describe how it functioned?"

"I see you took a class on design patterns. Could you sketch out your favorite design pattern and describe it?"