I think having a computer science degree is not a good indicator if you love coding. However, there are most certainly lots of people who love coding and have a

I think having a computer science degree is not a good indicator if you love coding. However, there are most certainly lots of people who love coding and have a CS degree. However, if you find someone good at coding and they got there because they were self taught, then it is probably a better indication that they love coding because otherwise they would have not taught themselves the skill and got good at it. So I think it is definitely easier for our mind to stereotype people and just look for the higher probability of success method. But you then cut out a huge portion of potential candidates. So spend a little extra mental energy to judge the individual based on more than just a binary criteria. I'm sure your hiring process will greatly benefit from it.