>However, when a company has to decide between someone from a 3 month javascript bootcamp, or someone with a CS degree That really depends. Often, CS graduates

>However, when a company has to decide between someone from a 3 month javascript bootcamp, or someone with a CS degree That really depends. Often, CS graduates know computer science and that's it. Often having some programming skills as well as domain knowledge can be as useful or even more useful depending on the maturity and positioning of the projects in the team's portfolio. To use a shitty analogy: you don't need (or even want) a team of Yngwies busting out face melters. Sometimes the project just calls for three chords. But yea, I'm with you in the sense that when I'm hiring for my team, I'm hiring deeply technical people to shovel bits into the engines. But I recognize that not all projects require it.