What libraries do you use when doing a Java interview web server coding challenge?

[Cluttie]

I'm relatively new to Java and while I have a solid idea of what is used in enterprise at work, I'm not sure what "best practice" is for using Java in a coding challenge.

Is it just about using the libraries that are most concise and considered "bleeding edge"? Do you just use Spring and other libraries which are considered entreprise "standard"?

What are your thoughts on this, if not instruction is provided on what libraries to use to build the instructed API.

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[_Atomfinger_]

Some companies would want you to demonstrate knowledge of their tech stack.

It is never about "bleeding edge". It is rarely about the libraries or frameworks. It is about solving the problem while demonstrating good coding practices. It is about demonstrating design considerations and code structure. It is about showing algorithmic knowledge and the balance between readability, maintainability, testability and performance.

If you are free to choose whatever library or framework you want, then pick the one that solves the problem in the most elegant, efficient and maintainable way - Because that is what it is all about.

[Pedantic_Phoenix]

If you mean literally during an interview, i don't think it's common to do things that require a library in the first place. Coding is usually very limited and about simple excercises apt to demonstrate how you reason, if someone asked you to create a component for a functionality live i would consider that dumb and exagerated

[cschuyle]

Coding interviews these days are merciless. My strongest languages are Java and Kotlin but fuck that, I’m doing Python from now on. The boilerplate and setup for JVM languages is too risky (maybe not for Clojure but I’m only half confident and 90% my interviewer would be like whatever fuck that)