The irony is, even if you have those things you can talk to someone else who says "why do so many cs grads not have a background in unix tools, compilers, and r

The irony is, even if you have those things you can talk to someone else who says "why do so many cs grads not have a background in unix tools, compilers, and reading ASM". Knowing everything about "foundational knowledge" in CD is a somewhat tall order, especially if you don't use some of it for 5years after learning it.