> For much the same reason that someone who has no CS background can productively do a short coding bootcamp and be employable, someone who has a theory-heavy a

> For much the same reason that someone who has no CS background can productively do a short coding bootcamp and be employable, someone who has a theory-heavy and practice-light CS background can almost certainly pick up practical skills quickly. I don't think they're equivalent at all. The truck driver simply never had the opportunity or exposure to programming. He didn't know what it was like and hence couldn't do it. The theory student did have exposure but was either incapable or uninterested in pursuing it. Even in the most theory-heavy of programs, you program a little. The kids who actually understand and like the programming aspect latch onto it and continue to learn and grow, ending up employable. The kids who, having been exposed to programming and realized that it's not for them, never learn any more and continue to flail around in masters programs teaching mathematics in the guise of CS.