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Yes but I think the point is a lot of interviewers do not go for pseudocode. They want syntax perfect solutions on a whiteboard.

• ianhawes 8y ago
  This. When interviewers feel that the question was not hard enough or that they didn't like the answer, they often fall back on "you're missing a semicolon".
• brokenwren 8y ago
  Yes. That's essentially what I was getting at. Asking someone to code accurately on a whiteboard is nonsense. When I interviewed at Google, they asked me if my whiteboard code would compile. I said, "give me a laptop and I'll tell you". I don't think they liked that answer. ;)
  • bsk26 8y ago
    When I ask candidates if their whiteboard code compiles, it's a gentle hint that there are major structural issues, or an opportunity for them to point out the parts that are psuedocode-y. In general I don't include whether the code compiles (mostly JS, so "runs") in feedback unless it is amazingly perfect or really far off. This seems standard.