I had 20 years in industry from tiny startups to megacorps, W2 and contractor. Now I'm an instructor at a state university. So I've seen all sides. :) Re point

I had 20 years in industry from tiny startups to megacorps, W2 and contractor. Now I'm an instructor at a state university. So I've seen all sides. :) Re point 1, you'll learn a lot in the first few months in your job. The old adage that you'll learn more in the first 6 months on the job than you did in all of college has been around at least since I graduated nearly 30 years ago, and almost surely existed for decades before that. But you can't spend four years learning to learn and have zero impact from that. If you got through college and the only thing you have to show for it is a diploma, you didn't do it right. The author is correct that it's not everything you need. But it's only four years and it's tough to prepare a student for every single possible work environment on the planet. The only real option is a foundation, and they pick up the rest using their learning skills when they hit real life. Also, re "So don't get overly attached to your clean and elegant code. Focus on shipping the feature on time and bug-free." There's an interplay between all these concepts that I don't think the author acknowledges.