> so it's not just problem memorization. How is it not? Grasping the fundamentals of algorithms and data structures: important. Memorizing the best greedy a

> so it's not just problem memorization. How is it not? Grasping the fundamentals of algorithms and data structures: important. Memorizing the best greedy algorithm for traversing a linked list: not important. Any super specific answer to a problem is likely not worth committing to memory because 1) it'll probably change as platforms evolve 2) Googling specifics lets you save space in your brain for things that actually matter.