Most software development is in house stuff, and most of that is very procedural. You don't need a CS degree to do it. Half of the rest of software development

Most software development is in house stuff, and most of that is very procedural. You don't need a CS degree to do it. Half of the rest of software development is embedded stuff for PLC or basic software needed to get a piece of hardware working. It is done by EE types that barely have an understanding of the language, much less data structures and algorithms. Your experience and level of expertise is the norm. And, it's perfectly fine if it gets the job done! The beauty of technology is that you don't need very many technologists to create something that ordinary folks can use. The field is very far along now so there's many levels of skill, from the guy that can create an AR engine from whole cloth down to the businessman who can do very advanced stuff within excel ...