Comment by avgDev

This is how I prefer to interview. I don’t understand the mindset of LeetCode interviewers. It’s a weak signal because it’s easily gamed (false positives), and has misses too many strong candidates who have better things to do in their spare time (false negatives, bias towards one type of candidate -> lack of diversity in experience).

I've seen some cases where someone bragged about projects they participated in but then struggle to write a simple loop.

You can try to sus out smooth talking faker or just tell them to write a thing and then talk only after they demonstrate basic comprehension.