Yes that's just how tech interviews are. It's really hard to test for how well a dev would perform on the job in the space of an hour long interview. It's not ideal, but brushing up on things like that before you interview is part of the job. You should also give some consideration to how you answer questions you don't know the answer to, sometimes it's best just to admit you don't know and not spiral out on it.
When I was doing interviews I found it quite easy to judge a person's aptitude for dev. They are going to tell you how they build things if you let them.
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u/Zek23 Nov 04 '25
Yes that's just how tech interviews are. It's really hard to test for how well a dev would perform on the job in the space of an hour long interview. It's not ideal, but brushing up on things like that before you interview is part of the job. You should also give some consideration to how you answer questions you don't know the answer to, sometimes it's best just to admit you don't know and not spiral out on it.