[tinmandespot]

I had the opposite experience, though I agree that YMMV. I return to the chapter on Dynamic Programming every time I need to prepare for an interview.

[dehrmann]

I don't think I've ever been asked a DP problem in an interview, and only had to use it while programming once. That said, I liked the MIT lecture on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ5jsbhAv_M