Most things in interviews are wildly overrepresented compared to their usage though. I haven’t done any shortest path, binary search, topological sort, or many other things in most of my time in industry. I would have a hard time remembering even one instance for many algorithms.
I don’t have a niche. I’m full stack. I do everything related to web apps and been at six companies doing that all in different fields. (Seed startups to large public companies)
Maybe if I was in computer vision then I’d use some of these algos more often. But those usually require a special masters or PhD to get an interview anyway. So, not really applicable to the overall industry tbh.
Thanks! For what it's worth, I'd say that full stack work is a specific niche in the field. It's a much different area of concern than the things I work on day to day.
It's hella common for SV though. The overwhelming majority of jobs here and startups are based around it. So, unless you're doing something close to hardware - you're likely working on a web app.
This doesn't mean you're just making pretty widgets for a browser.
