I've never been ghosted by a take-home test and have gotten many offers >$500k from interviews that involved take-home tests.
This is my anecdote, you can take it for what it's worth.
This is my anecdote, you can take it for what it's worth.
Even if they are serious, and you ask questions after the take-home then find out they don’t believe in version control and testing, you still wasted your time!
I've never failed a take-home round and I've never been ghosted.
Again, this is my personal experience.