A lot of programming can be done by piping packages together and routing them to a frontend. I remember a post on AskHN where the OP couldn't even solve basic a

A lot of programming can be done by piping packages together and routing them to a frontend. I remember a post on AskHN where the OP couldn't even solve basic assignments his GF got in uni yet worked for years as a developer. So the reason is simple: you don't need to know them to get a job. Personally, I think this is a trend that's detrimental to software quality, but apparently demand drives costs up as well as it drives down quality. There are already replies that suggest theory is unnecessary. These people are wrong. I'm sure they wouldn't go to a surgeon that merely learned to operate a surging robot. Btw I don't think you need to get a degree to learn the theory.