On one hand you don’t have to be algorithm-smart to handle many real world challenges, since software engineering nowadays is mostly business, architecture, pro

On one hand you don’t have to be algorithm-smart to handle many real world challenges, since software engineering nowadays is mostly business, architecture, product, not math. On the other - you can and should learn some fundamental CS ideas and algorithms until it’s in your fingers, otherwise you’ll find yourself often missing crucial details and making not optimal decisions in your work. You don’t have to be a genious to learn most of it. It’s a matter of time, practice and perseverance usually. Not many people i know who get these things quickly and naturally.