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> On your last point, the best alternative I've seen is take-home projects where it would take less than a week to complete.

Ironically, take-home interviews are another contentious topic on HN and other internet message boards. The common complaint is that people don't want to invest much of their personal time into interviewing for companies.

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I wonder which takes more time, take home tests or LeetCode grind...

If I were interviewing I'd take a LeetCode over take homes any day of the week. Preparing for LeetCode prepares you for nearly 70% of the jobs you will likely interview at.

Whereas with take homes the amount of time doing say 12-take homes can easily be too much. You end up in this weird positions where you can only devote so much time for certain take homes but with the LC & System Design you can at least prepare once and hit up a bunch of companies.

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