"May I solve this technical interview problem in Perl?" will also get you kicked out the door fast.
I mean, ideally you can just name a bunch of alternative languages and pick one that the interviewer is somewhat familiar with.
A smart interviewer might even take the chance to ask you which one you'd consider the best choice and why (which is a nice question because it shows lots of things about how knowledgeable you are and your thought process)
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I don't think the article says that at all.
I mean, ideally you can just name a bunch of alternative languages and pick one that the interviewer is somewhat familiar with.
A smart interviewer might even take the chance to ask you which one you'd consider the best choice and why (which is a nice question because it shows lots of things about how knowledgeable you are and your thought process)