Comment Re:Perhaps a better method... (Score 1) 1001
Long story short - don't assume that everything in a whiteboard interview should be taken literally.
Let me get this straight: You want people who deal with machines that require exacting precision in the statement of command for the machine to work at all to not take the interview literally?
Are you out of your fscking mind?
What kind of people do you think get attracted to computer programming in the first place? If these people were so comfortable assuming you're effectively lying during the interview, what makes you think they'd become programmers?
Get out of the industry. I think you would be more comfortable somewhere else - and you would definitely do less damage to the industry elsewhere.