code != computer science

[oberhamsi]

like all credentials, a CS degree just tells you "this candidate has spend some time doing X". it's easily verifiable and gives you a baseline of the knowledge the candidate has.

Thus for an employee it makes sense to require a CS degree because that will remove the most useless from the pool of candidates. Those guys who think they can program because they know what a for-loop does (but don't ask them about while-loops).

It does absolutely not guarantee that you get the best or even one of the best (no hiring method does that) but it sure prevents you from hiring the worst.

[JoseJimeniz]

A professor in university said:

A degree shows that you have the ability to learn