[cr0sh]

When I've had them, I liked doing them. Of course, I was usually in-between employers, so I had plenty of time on my hands and no reason to not give it a shot. I could see where it would be a problem if you aren't in that situation, and just looking for a new employer (and depending on your family/home life responsibilities as well). I like such projects (or on-site development tasks) over a whiteboard interview any day.

[famil]

In my case, every company that gave me a take home assignment had on-site white board interviews as well.