You didn't study CS in school? Anecdotally, many programmers I know didn't. Also 'CS' has grown into a huge and varied field that can include everything from

You didn't study CS in school? Anecdotally, many programmers I know didn't. Also 'CS' has grown into a huge and varied field that can include everything from highly abstract mathematics to cognitive behavior and human psychology. If you want to it is absolutely possible to get through an entire CS curriculum without doing much actual practical programming.