A CS degree covers more than just programming. A bootcamp focuses on programming only. Let's assume the CS degree has on average 1 out of 5 courses per semeste

A CS degree covers more than just programming. A bootcamp focuses on programming only. Let's assume the CS degree has on average 1 out of 5 courses per semester that directly involves practicing programming, and not just filling up the requirements on liberal arts, and math, etc. 13 weeks * (3 hours lectures per week + 5 hours homework per week) * 2 semester per year * 4 years = 832 hours. So a full-time developer bootcamp would need to be at least 5 months long to match. Most are only 2.5 to 3 months long, but there are some 6 month long developer bootcamps. The short bootcamps might not have as much value, but still a good minimum start to development.