> In general, I don't think you can argue definitively on the uselessness of a piece of knowledge from a standpoint of ignorance of that knowledge.
I agree, I think those things are definitely worthwhile learning. But I don't think that it follows we should test for them in interviews.
It sounds like you've done some pretty impressive work around graph algorithms, but if a job doesn't need you to do this, testing for it is a little silly. (If it's a criteria you're explicitly hiring for, I think that's clearly different)
I agree, I think those things are definitely worthwhile learning. But I don't think that it follows we should test for them in interviews.
It sounds like you've done some pretty impressive work around graph algorithms, but if a job doesn't need you to do this, testing for it is a little silly. (If it's a criteria you're explicitly hiring for, I think that's clearly different)