> The coding test I had to do at my current place took me few hours to do.

> The reason I ended up taking it was because it was very obviously just a test (i.e. they weren't trying to get free labour out of me).

But it still takes the same amount of my work.

Let's say I'm looking for a new job at a time when I still have an old one. I send out 30 resumes. I get 10 responses that want me to take a coding test, and each one takes me 4 hours. That's 40 hours, at a time when I already have a job, and while I'm still trying to have a life.

So, no. Just no. I won't take your multi-hour take-home coding test. I mean, if one of the places was my dream job, I might for that one. But if you're a run-of-the-mill employer? No.