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100%. Unless actually backed by some technical means, those time limits tend to be suggestions, and sometimes feel like a CYA kind of thing on the company's part. I've never had 1 take home where the company didn't want to be impressed by code quality, organization, etc, and these things take time.
Btw, you may already know this but if not, companies really seem to like things like tests, documentation (at the very least a decent readme, but even better if you have Swaggers, etc.
I'd definitely recommend taking your time and blowing them away. If you wanted to, maybe work on getting an unoptimized working solution in the allotted time, then note down how long you take on refactoring, adding tests, documentation, etc. This way, if you're asked about the time you took, you can honestly say you had it working within the timeframe but then spent X more time on polishing it up.
Thank you, M1 😊
Go over the time if you need to. I don't think an incomplete project is going to impress anyone unless you have some stellar things to highlight in it.
Yes this is very true. Thank you for the insight.
What if it was a hard assignment that they knew it was next to impossible to complete in the given time limit?
They could be gauging if you want the job enough... Or they could be checking if you are the type of hard working individual who's going to put in a lot of extra hours in.
Yes these are very valid questions. I feel as if a more experienced engineer could complete all the tasks in the timeframe, but not if the candidate is more entry level (like I am)
I just want to make sure I put my best foot forward while respecting their time constraints.
If you can come up with an acceptable excuse, I would prefer a completed project that is overdue.
Thanks for your input