Reddit Experience · Apr 2026

Is studying SWE "fundamentals" worth it for interviewing or is it just DSA/leetcode-ish, high level system design, low level design, and behaviorals?

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Admittedly a bit muddied of a question and preparing for those four areas obviously overlaps with SWE "fundamentals". But, for example, is knowing fundamentals about OS, networking, etc worth it for i

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