Re:Google Tech Dev Guide
by cromwellian on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @02:54AM
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I'd argue that if you don't regularly dust it off, you'll forget it. The only reason I remember most of that stuff is because from time to time, I go back and read crypto papers, and then need to refresh my memory.
Think about any foreign languages you learned in high school. If you have never used them in 10+ years, it is very unlikely you'll be able to 'dust off' your second language as languages acquired late tend to require regular use before amnesia sets in.
The fact you had to "dust it off" implies that it was not top of mind, which is precisely the argument people have been making; that it's not top of mind, and need not be because it can be "dust[ed] off", and that investing months in prep just to pass an arbitrary hoop is a waste of time.