I think it's by design. CS fundamentals are a gatekeeping device to surface young, fresh minds. it doesn't have much to do with your ability to apply the CS fundamentals. it has more to do with what you alluded to: a new graduate will be more familiar with CS fundamentals.
think of it this way: if CS fundamentals were employed daily in real world business, then interview panels wouldn't even bother with CS fundamentals. they only bother with them because it shows you recently graduated, and they would rather hire new, impressionable graduates. those with battle scars and real-world experience (beyond just writing code) are wise, worldly, and refuse to put up with the nonsense.
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I think it's by design. CS fundamentals are a gatekeeping device to surface young, fresh minds. it doesn't have much to do with your ability to apply the CS fundamentals. it has more to do with what you alluded to: a new graduate will be more familiar with CS fundamentals.
think of it this way: if CS fundamentals were employed daily in real world business, then interview panels wouldn't even bother with CS fundamentals. they only bother with them because it shows you recently graduated, and they would rather hire new, impressionable graduates. those with battle scars and real-world experience (beyond just writing code) are wise, worldly, and refuse to put up with the nonsense.