I hit problems that I would not hit if I had more understanding of data structures and algorithms
daveaiello on Hacker News
In the thread “Failing grades soar with AI usage, dwindling math skills in Berkeley CS classes”, replying to this comment
Got in the way: Lack of data structures and algorithms knowledge
… software engineering with Claude Code now that was above my level of understanding of data structures and algorithms because I never took those CS courses at RPI because I switched to Management IT. But as someone who could be described as a solopreneur at some level, my new system designs reach a certain level of complexity or code maturity, and I hit problems that I would not hit if I had more understanding of data structures and algorithms. So-- I end up having to learn aspects of those disciplines at that point, rather than before I actually needed them. …