You don't need philosophy for data structures and algorithms, you need it to prevent you from being stuck in your local maximum, in all areas. That's why philos

You don't need philosophy for data structures and algorithms, you need it to prevent you from being stuck in your local maximum, in all areas. That's why philosophy is useful in fields that aren't just practice but also in some way discovery (which software work is and medical work isn't, except for perhaps diagnostics etc.).