That sounds way better than stressing people out with inane whiteboard questions. It wouldn't work for me since I won't take a gig that doesn't lock down cash flow for at least six months. I do love take home tests that are directly applicable to the stack I'll be working in. Following up with a code review style interview is great, too. This way more closely emulates the actual engineering workflow of pulling a ticket, cranking, then submitting a PR.