This article doesn't answer "why a CS degree is better" but instead "why any degree plus programming knowledge is better" than just programming knowledge. Of co

This article doesn't answer "why a CS degree is better" but instead "why any degree plus programming knowledge is better" than just programming knowledge. Of course it's better if your time was free, but is a 4-year college degree better than 1-2 years learning to code? That's a huge tradeoff that you'll have to evaluate for yourself. I think not considering this tradeoff is like comparing apples to oranges.