&gt; People keep saying that, but I&#x27;d MUCH, MUCH rather do a single couple of hour &quot;homework exercise&quot; that I can submit than do a full day (or more!) of &quot;implement whatever pet algorithm&#x2F;data structure I think is really swell&quot; for like 3-6 different people in series, which is how a horrifyingly large amount of companies still tend to do things.<p>The best part is that a lot of companies make you do both : ) I&#x27;ve had that happen to me.