mikepost001

"you can say anything that is not directly illegal in the US without fear of being banned or other mode“

For a non-American, could you explain how this is far right? Sounds pretty liberal.

I agree. Cloud only apps aren't enough for me. I'm starting to look for more apps with macOS offerings, and not just ones that cheaply wrap a webview.

I agree with this sentiment except for your reference to Pivotal Tracker - it's the opposite of “one size fits all”.

It is so ingrained into the particular Agile Scrum way of doing things that this is actually cited as its drawback by teams wanting to be more "flexible".

Are you getting it confused with Jira?

Maybe it's you, in asking irrelevant questions for their experience and/or the role. As touched on by OP.

The fact that you're learning about design patterns, architecture, and even (ugh, ok they still have their value, but hardly) algorithms, means that you'll be a great asset to a company.

Don't undervalue yourself. Many devs I've encountered without any formal training have no interest in learning design patterns, good architecture, and (ugh) algorithms...but not only do you know that the value is in learning these concepts, you are actually taking the next step and learning them. If you steer the interview in a direction of design patterns and algorithms, and showcase that you have knowledge on it, you'll stand out.