It's a lot, lot easier to read papers on the algorithms needed by, and understand the specific requirements of, a particular project than it is to learn the ent

It's a lot, lot easier to read papers on the algorithms needed by, and understand the specific requirements of, a particular project than it is to learn the entirety of software development outside algorithms ad hoc. Honestly, even though I do know a fair bit about the Bit Torrent algorithms, I wouldn't trust that knowledge since it's most likely out of date or incomplete. It's deserving of research for anyone, even people who 'know it already'. That's why I don't understand these narrow algorithmic tests - very, very seldom is a priori knowledge about DFS vs BFS going to be something that makes or breaks a project. It would be akin to testing civil engineers on the memorization of precise ratios of the ingredients of concrete in current usage, instead of on the broad applicability of particular materials to particular purposes.