I think this is a great way to do it. I don't even give people take home assignments, but a small project coded on the applicant's own time, not in real-time wi

I think this is a great way to do it. I don't even give people take home assignments, but a small project coded on the applicant's own time, not in real-time with the interviewers watching is far superior to the alternative. Live coding a problem you were just given, in front of strangers that are also evaluating you for a job is not a good way to evaluate candidates. Interviewing for a job is already a stressful situation, adding live coding to the mix takes it far into absurdly difficult territory. No real life job conditions match that type of situation, and if they do then there are other much bigger problems at play in that company.