[JohnFen]

> Just give me a takehome project and I will show you how I program, it is really that simple!

I once applied for a job where that was the entry exam: they gave you the specs for a program about a month in advance of your interviews and you were expected to bring in the solution you wrote. The task was intentionally extremely difficult (they specifically warned you about that).

Although I didn't get the job, I really did appreciate that approach to skills testing. I thought it was brilliant.