I'm older as well, but I usually ask my candidates to use the whiteboard to workout solutions. It demonstrates that you can communicate effectively, as well as

I'm older as well, but I usually ask my candidates to use the whiteboard to workout solutions. It demonstrates that you can communicate effectively, as well as think on your feet :) I don't think it should be all about coding riddles, but I also don't think you should be surprised by them. As a developer, I've always used whiteboarding as a way to communicate ideas, architecture, etc. There have been whiteboards in every office of every company I've worked at. I'd say somewhere around 75% of all interviews I've had for positions at other companies have included whiteboarding.