> But in the end: for me personally 'x algorithms programmers should know' is useless. I guess for me, it boils down to something like "Given a software develo

> But in the end: for me personally 'x algorithms programmers should know' is useless. I guess for me, it boils down to something like "Given a software developer A, adding more experience to them will generally make then a _better_ software developer; and most of that is the knowledge they gained in that experience". Knowledge makes one a better software developer. And knowing more algorithms and data structures is one form that knowledge can take.