To be honest, if a candidate told me they didn't have time for a take home, I'd arrange to complete the interview process in times-of-day that works for them. T

To be honest, if a candidate told me they didn't have time for a take home, I'd arrange to complete the interview process in times-of-day that works for them. The purpose was to avoid 'coding in front of a firing squad', and we could achieve a similar outcome by leaving the room while they work. BTW, I will consider the approach of simple conversation probing past experience and domain knowledge. I infer that would be in lieu of a coding demonstration. If that has worked for you, any detail that you can fill in would be appreciated.