> strategies you know well enough that you can ask yourself if X data structure or Y pattern is appropriate for the task. IME this is often not suggested for pe

> strategies you know well enough that you can ask yourself if X data structure or Y pattern is appropriate for the task. IME this is often not suggested for people studying Algorithms but it should be. Even if you don’t fully get a problem, you can probably get most of the way by identifying the general approach you should use. My experience exactly when taking such a course. This type of knowledge would have improved the QoL quite a bit.