I was told to use ANY language in an interview. I asked them if they were sure, so I solved it with J. They were not too pleased and asked me if I could use another language, so I did prolog and we moved on to the next question. Then the idiot had the audacity to say I should not use "J and Prolog" but any common known language. I asked if assembly was fine, and they said no. Perhaps python or javascript. I did the rest in python, needless to say I didn't get the job. :-)
You're a hero!
I find it hilarious when people brag about stupid shit like that. Congrats on sabotaging your own interview process I guess??
Reminds me of https://aphyr.com/posts/340-reversing-the-technical-intervie... (and the follow-ups to it)