But in original author's interview recaps, it's pretty evident that he's NOT comfortable "generalizing his ability to new situations". A BFS is not a super exot

But in original author's interview recaps, it's pretty evident that he's NOT comfortable "generalizing his ability to new situations". A BFS is not a super exotic, highly specialized algorithm. It's pretty much a bread-and-butter application of general principles (linear search of children + storing away hypotheses for later).