Yeah, I think we're on the same page. Your traversal example is a good one. I also agree with you that web engineers should be at least functionally competent

Yeah, I think we're on the same page. Your traversal example is a good one. I also agree with you that web engineers should be at least functionally competent at UI development. But where I depart from mamcx is that I'd still choose the algorithmically talented candidate over the one with UI skill and no algorithmic knowledge. I think that learning web UI development is easier than learning the fundamentals of computer science. But maybe I'm just a snob. :-)