You don't necessarily have to love algorithms to go through CS. Personally, I always liked the linguistic aspects of CS--parsing, lexing, compiling and languag

You don't necessarily have to love algorithms to go through CS. Personally, I always liked the linguistic aspects of CS--parsing, lexing, compiling and language semantics from the basic theoretical level through the practical aspect (e.g. how they relate to best practices, optimization, and design patterns). But when it comes to the fastest way to implement a sort, you shouldn't come bothering me. I won't doubt that low-level algorithms are important, but a pure disinterest in them makes me a pretty poor C programmer.