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I guess it's entirely dependent on the type of programmer. Low-level work with a huge emphasis on data structures and algos, absolutely.


There is no programming without emphasis on algorithms and data structures. All code is algorithms, and works on data stored in, you guessed it - structures.

Every single person who writes code frequently will be better with a solid understanding of DSA, doesn't matter if you work with mainframe systems written in cobol or SPAs written in react.




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