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Francisco Quintero 🇨🇴 • Edited

Does knowing algorithms and data structures make you a better web developer?

I've been doing web development several years on and I've never been in the need to use a formal algorithm for anything 🤣.

Also I don't care about them too much because once I studied them and never used them and now they're totally forgotten... Again.

I rate myself as a good web dev. I've accomplished and delivered many times with different degrees of success and I, personally, don't feel knowing algorithms and/or data structures would make my job as a web developer better.

However, I do care about problem solving and communication. I strive to have a sharp and open mind to try to find solutions to problems and challenges I face. Also I try to be very conscious about the way I communicate and the messages I want to send.

How did you learn them (and would recommend learning them)?

If you want to study them, you could start reading Basecs series. The series explains so many things from CS in a freshers way.

If you like them, why/what makes you passionate about them?

I don't like them 😂😝