Not sure why people are surprised that others can have different experiences than they do. Sounds like your job requires knowledge of those fundamentals. Not ev

Not sure why people are surprised that others can have different experiences than they do. Sounds like your job requires knowledge of those fundamentals. Not every job is like that. If you’re writing an Android app or crud web service I’d say you’re likely not having to apply knowledge of compiler design. It’s pretty normal for people to forget knowledge they’re not using. Do you remember the physics, chemistry, etc fundamentals that you learned in high school/college if you haven’t been using them?