Red Flags in a Take-Home Submission (and the False Alarms)
Reviewing a take-home is easy to do badly. Some things that look like problems are noise, and some real warning signs are quiet. Here is how to tell them apart.
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Reviewing a take-home is easy to do badly. Some things that look like problems are noise, and some real warning signs are quiet. Here is how to tell them apart.
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