> I used to advocate for take home assignments, but now I really don't know what the answer is for directly assessing skill. The way we do it is a one hour con

> I used to advocate for take home assignments, but now I really don't know what the answer is for directly assessing skill. The way we do it is a one hour conversation with screensharing where they have an IDE open and complete a small test. They know we're serious as we're spending our time as well. An hour is still an hour, but more reasonable than a weekend-long take-home test.