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Live Coding vs Take-Home Assignments: How to Ace Both in 2026
Companies now use different coding formats. Learn how to master each.
Coding InterviewsTake Home Assignments
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Live Coding vs Take-Home Assignments (2026)
Interview formats have diversified.
Live Coding Tests
- Tests thinking under pressure
- Focus on clarity, not perfection
- Verbalize your approach
Take-Home Assignments
- Tests code quality and structure
- Clean README matters
- Tests real-world engineering skills
Winning Strategy
- Ask clarifying questions
- Write tests if time allows
- Optimize readability over cleverness
Learning Resources
- Interviewing.io → https://interviewing.io/
- Clean Code → https://www.freecodecamp.org/
Read time: ~4 minutes
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