Yeah, I think presenting the actual problem rather than a jargon test is a better way of determining a programmer&#x27;s competency, but even then I&#x27;d prefer to ask questions specific to the problem domain, like if you&#x27;re a streaming company ask about compression algorithms.<p>My favorite questions are when companies ask <i>actual</i> problems they&#x27;re having and try to get the interviewee to suggest solutions and&#x2F;or implementations.