Last time I made interview rounds, about 50% of places gave whiteboard questions, 25% gave essentially the same questions but had me do them on a computer or screenshare rather than a whiteboard, and the rest had some kind of take home component that was usually larger than the whiteboard question but also more practical and relevant to my skill set. Obviously I prefer the last option, but even if you prefer to give whiteboard-style questions, why not at the very least allow them to complete it on their laptop in front of you if they so choose?
It seems incredibly arrogant to me that interviewers assume there is only one way to solve a problem, and that is by brainstorming on a whiteboard first. I don't feel comfortable standing up in front of the class to present a solution. I feel far, far, far less comfortable if it's a coding-related solution. I did significantly better, like pretty much 100% success rate on coding components when I could hit keys rather than display my chicken scratches on a whiteboard.| I move code around a lot as I prototype and it takes quite a bit of training for me to adjust to not having the option of restructuring as I code because the medium is a whiteboard or piece of paper. And every time I erase something my level of anxiety and nervousness just grows.
It seems incredibly arrogant to me that interviewers assume there is only one way to solve a problem, and that is by brainstorming on a whiteboard first. I don't feel comfortable standing up in front of the class to present a solution. I feel far, far, far less comfortable if it's a coding-related solution. I did significantly better, like pretty much 100% success rate on coding components when I could hit keys rather than display my chicken scratches on a whiteboard.| I move code around a lot as I prototype and it takes quite a bit of training for me to adjust to not having the option of restructuring as I code because the medium is a whiteboard or piece of paper. And every time I erase something my level of anxiety and nervousness just grows.