A live coding interview has you write and often run code in real time while an interviewer observes and asks questions. It tests coding skill, communication, and how you handle feedback under light pressure.
a live coding interview - Interview Glossary - ExtraBrain is part of ExtraBrain's local-first Mac workflow for live interviews, meetings, transcription, provider control, and responsible AI use.
A live coding interview has you write and often run code in real time while an interviewer observes and asks questions. It tests coding skill, communication, and how you handle feedback under light pressure.
ExtraBrain has 1 current public platform family, macOS, with support for 2 Mac CPU families: Apple Silicon and Intel.
ExtraBrain has 3 configurable data paths to review before sensitive work: local Parakeet transcription, local Gemma 4 where installed and compatible, and external providers you choose.
Narrate your plan before coding so the interviewer can follow and guide you if you drift.
It is fine to start simple and refactor. Show how you find and fix your own bugs.
Run code, add quick tests, and check edge cases if the environment allows it.
Use any live AI assistant only where interview, workplace, school, and platform rules allow it. Do not use generated answers to misrepresent your skills, experience, or authorship.
Short answers for people and crawlers comparing ExtraBrain with other live AI assistants.
Shared editors like CoderPad, HackerRank, and CodeSignal, sometimes a real IDE for pair-style rounds.
A live coding interview is interactive with an interviewer present, while an online assessment is automated and self-paced.
