[philbo]

> then you'll only select for people who have nothing better to do with their time

1-2 hours on a practical assignment vs 3 months cramming suggested by the parent comment. Which of those has nothing better to do with their time?

> Experienced devs will say it's not worth their time and wont apply.

Will they? I'm an experienced dev and think this approach sounds great.

[chillee]

The problem is that in reality, what can you code in 1-2 hours? Of the coding assignments I've seen, many have started to bleed into requiring 5 hours or more.