But even then, you'd be surprised how many people don't even do that.....
Even so, I usually ask something that is barely more difficult, like traverse a tree, or reverse a sentence.
There is no point at all in asking the hardcore, Google interview questions, as a simple question tells you just as much, which is "do you have a pulse".
I got asked compiler question once. How to find dominators. I haven't had to find dominators for a very long time other than from a college course, mostly only used them. Looking it up, it's definitely not something you can come up with because it's so clever.
Even so, I usually ask something that is barely more difficult, like traverse a tree, or reverse a sentence.
There is no point at all in asking the hardcore, Google interview questions, as a simple question tells you just as much, which is "do you have a pulse".