Why studying algorithms will enhance your programming career

<p>As someone who is interested in becoming a software developer, you have probably heard that it&rsquo;s important to learn algorithms. Or maybe you have already started your programming career and haven&rsquo;t yet encountered a situation where knowledge of algorithms would be beneficial to you. Either way, you might be wondering why would you need to study algorithms.</p> <p>This is precisely what I will address today. Studying algorithms is important, but the reasons why it&rsquo;s important may not seem obvious. Today, I will show you what those reasons are.</p> <p>And let us start with dispelling a common misconception &mdash; that, allegedly, knowledge of algorithms is absolutely critical if you want to be a professional software developer.</p> <h1>Knowledge of algorithms isn&rsquo;t always required</h1> <p>Software development consists of many specialist areas. And, just like there are many areas for which&nbsp;you aren&rsquo;t required to learn maths&nbsp;beyond school-level basics, there are plenty of areas that don&rsquo;t require you to know any algorithms at all.</p> <p>But despite this fact, I don&rsquo;t want to give people a false impression and encourage aspiring software developers to be mediocre. Whether learning something specific is necessary or not, becoming a software developer requires hard work and dedication. You will still absolutely have to&nbsp;study a lot&nbsp;if you want to have any meaningful success in your software development career.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@f.sazanavets/why-studying-algorithms-will-enhance-your-programming-career-7c3e8142141e">Read More</a></p>