Learn · Take-Home Assignments
Take-homes changed. The patterns that pass changed with them.
A practical track on shipping take-homes that survive a reviewer's pile — including the new shape of AI-allowed assignments.
Modules
Six modules.
01
Reading the brief
What the prompt is really asking for. Scope-cuts versus the scope-creeps that quietly disqualify otherwise-strong submissions.
02
Designing the seam
Where your decomposition decisions earn or lose marks. The four seams reviewers look at first.
03
Tests that the reviewer actually reads
What makes a test suite legible to a reviewer who has 40 of these to grade.
04
Writing the README
A protocol for the README that gets you to the next round. Decisions, trade-offs, and the things you would change with more time.
05
AI-allowed take-homes
How to demonstrate judgment when the model is on the table — and the new disclosures reviewers expect.
06
The 60-minute defense
Many take-homes now include a live walkthrough. What to expect, what to prepare, what to skip.