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by JoachimSchipper 6039 days ago
You could request the candidate to retrieve an assignment from a password-protected website and require a solution within X hours after retrieval.

This does put on some pressure - there is a deadline, after all - but people who are shy but confident in their coding abilities may be less anxious. This would also solve the common "but I wouldn't code without an IDE/Google/Wikipedia" complaint.