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Do all devs know how to write these Goolgle/Amazonesq algorithms off the top of their heads? ex: build singly linked list from scratch / pre or post binary tree traversals etc..

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    That is first or second year computer science. Fundamental data structures.
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    Yes but I'll try to elaborate. They do for interviews at least. Knowing how to build a single linked list is something that should be taught in any Object Oriented Programming class. Employers will expect you to know them for interviews because there are not a lot of good ways to evaluate how good someone is at *thinking*.
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    Also I want to add that a job interview should be looked at as a final exam. You study for exams so why not for interviews?
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    FWIW a hiring manager that knows what they are doing will not ask you trivia and there is no way you can prepare for their interview questions.
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    I don't know how to build linked list but I do know how many distinct words I can make out of the phrase "peanut butter". Kidding I don't know how to do that either. That was a real question at a recent job interview.
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