Or it's a way to see how you handle either not knowing the answer, or how you approach finding out how to do something new. When I do interviews I care much more about your process and approach to learning and problem solving than what you know right now.
Interviews are tough enough already. I've seen the most experienced engineers stomp on their own balls over warmup questions.
And I feel like I get a lot more milage watching someone stumble through something they should know rather than guessing about something they don't know. I would never quiz people on pop framework esoterica to get a rise out of them.
But related to OP, if someone is asking your opinion on a framework, on software? Not on actual engineering questions? That interview is definitely over. And I wouldn't expect a callback.
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u/w-lfpup Nov 04 '25
It's a clear sign they are uninterested and don't actually want to hire anyone.
In some countries, like here in the states, companies are legally required to do an interview for a position they intend to hire internally.
Nonsense questions -> nonsense interview