A side-by-side look at
both methods
Take-home assessments
Best for evaluating how candidates solve real-world problems in a flexible, pressure-free environment where they can use their preferred tools and take their time.
- Simulates real-world coding scenarios
- Carries risk of cheating without supervision
- Reflects actual day-to-day development work
- Reduces stress and performance anxiety
- Allows deeper evaluation of code quality
Live coding
Best for evaluating quick thinking, clear communication skills, and real-time problem-solving under pressure and time constraints.
- Presents time-limited coding challenges
- Prevents cheating under direct observation
- Tests quick thinking under time pressure
- Introduces unnecessary performance stress
- Limits reflection of real work environments
Live coding gives you control and visibility, but can cause stress that hides a candidate's true ability. Take-home tasks offer a deeper, more realistic look into how someone actually solves problems. One prioritizes speed and supervision, the other shows how they’d work on your team.
Detailed technical insights
Real life challenges
Take-Home
Assessments
No on-the-spot anxiety
Workload-friendly method
Trust over supervision
Codebie makes take-home assessments click-and-go
With Codebie's Git-based workflow, creating, sending and reviewing take-home tasks takes just a few clicks. No extra platforms, no confusion.
Recruiters
share the task
Start by creating a take-home task, which instantly becomes a Git repository. With one click, you invite the candidate, no extra setup required.
Candidate
starts instantly
Once invited, the candidate receives a unique Git repo, clones it to their local setup, and starts working comfortably in their own environment.
Reviewers
begin evaluation
One push from the candidate triggers the review process. Your team gets immediate access to the codebase and begins evaluation right away.
