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How to make a coding challenge to hire a new engineer?
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Time constraints should be 1 hour maximum and it should be a pair programming thing done over webcam. Why? I refuse to do "take home" assignments. They take far too long (even if it is only 30 minutes) and there's no guarantee that anyone will look at it. Don't waste your candidate's time. You're going to push good candidates away doing this.