Pretty much all CS programs have exams where you must write code with pen and paper. It&#x27;s a bit of a challenge to try and come up with an alternative way of having individual assessment of coding skill (with no help from the Internet or ways to cheat).<p>Lots of people complain about it but I never had an issue with it. Two reasons why: 1) typically the amount of code is really small and the exercises are very easy anyway  2) I&#x27;ve been writing (pseudo) code on pen and paper since I was a kid (and I still do!) and I find that to be a valuable tool.<p>Ditto for whiteboard coding in interviews, as long as we&#x27;re talking about small toy problems, I have no problems doing it on the board.