A lot of this is dependent on how reasonable the take home project is. But I've always assumed that my work needs to be professional. That means it needs to be

A lot of this is dependent on how reasonable the take home project is. But I've always assumed that my work needs to be professional. That means it needs to be readable, well-designed, and nicely formatted. Of course take-home projects should be short, and are basically a POC. But shortcuts should probably be discussed with the interviewer and should be well documented.