For those of us already putting in 10-14 hours per day at our day jobs, or who work in regulated industries, this is a nonstarter. My experience is that the people who are really good are kept pretty busy by their employer
I avoid the issue by asking for “a page of code you want to have a conversation about”. If needed, I clarify it can be code they wrote, code they use or just code they are curious an about. Failing to bring something, anything, is obviously a problem (and happens occasionally). The discussion quickly illuminates where the candidate is in their career.
