I was wrong, then. I apologize.

But I felt like you were talking down to me -- like you don't trust me.

Yes, I understand solving problems is part of the job. Every software engineer has had that told to them forever, it seems. It's common advice.

The feedback I've gotten in interviews is that I can solve problems but I don't translate them into code quickly enough. Again, spending too much time on an answer I would eventually get right.

This is why I think the advice about solving problems not code is not really true. Look at the various tomes about ace-ing job interviews: it's all code problems. And you have to do it quickly. Solving the problem is not enough for most interviewers; they want code in a few minutes, too. Perhaps you are the exception.

Thanks anyways.