&gt; I can see this being misinterperted badly in the field of software engineering (it doesn&#x27;t seem specific to software)<p>Would you prefer Google&#x27;s take on it? <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wired.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;hire-like-google&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wired.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;hire-like-google&#x2F;</a><p>&gt; So most &quot;sample work&quot; for an interview will actually be nothing like that but a short rushed version that is supposed to emulate it in some way.<p>Yes, that&#x27;s the idea! And it works.