This part is the key, to me: >The second thing is the strong focus on topics taken from >classroom algorithms and the lack of concern about >practical programm

This part is the key, to me: >The second thing is the strong focus on topics taken from >classroom algorithms and the lack of concern about >practical programming ability. A candidate might somehow >remember that the way to implement an optimal string >suffix matching function is to use a suffix tree, but >where is the question that gauges the ability to create, >test, and deploy a complete application in a reasonable >amount of time? Which skill is more important to you?