For 98% of the gigs it really is silly to ask algorithm questions. Most front-end guys don't come from a CS background; they either picked it up on their own, t

For 98% of the gigs it really is silly to ask algorithm questions. Most front-end guys don't come from a CS background; they either picked it up on their own, transitioned from design, etc. In these cases the back-end is doing the heavy lifting. For the other 2% of the gigs, yeah it's really important.