The sentiment I get from some people is that traditional, pure CS educations are in some way uniquely qualifing, and software eng subjects (config mgmt, project

The sentiment I get from some people is that traditional, pure CS educations are in some way uniquely qualifing, and software eng subjects (config mgmt, project mgmt, requirements/design/V&V) are trade skills and paperwork that don't have rigour, whereas in reality they are foundational skills for big/complex software projects. It is as reductionist as saying CS is just programming.