I've met plenty of "webshits" that have a degree in computer science and have been working in it for over a decade along with almost all other layers of softwar

I've met plenty of "webshits" that have a degree in computer science and have been working in it for over a decade along with almost all other layers of software dev short of, say, the linux kernel. At what point are programmers allowed to just be programmers regardless of specialization, lack of it, or education?