all 5 of the books mentioned that programmers dont read were required reading for my CS degree. Did I read them cover to cover? no but i did read enough to say

all 5 of the books mentioned that programmers dont read were required reading for my CS degree. Did I read them cover to cover? no but i did read enough to say which are useful to read and which are not. I would guess the majority of programmers who have completed a CS degree have only read those books because they were required reading, does that make the books less important or useful?