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> I expect candidates to identify and learn what's required for the task

And that comes for free in people who spent time on Algorithms and Data Structures.



Yes, I haven't said that you should not learn algorithms. The best way to learn that skill is to learn (some) algorithms; DP is particularly worthwhile to learn because it is pretty hard to invent by one's own. But as an interviewer I would spend more time to check the general ability to adapt than the algorithmic knowledge.




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