But we are not taking into account cases where a CS degree does irrevocable harm. For example, the tendency to religiously follow patterns, over-complicate thi

But we are not taking into account cases where a CS degree does irrevocable harm. For example, the tendency to religiously follow patterns, over-complicate things. IMO these concepts come up all the time. A CS degree might help you to know what they are, but not when and how of applying them. Also plenty of self-taught developers are aware of these patterns. I can't imagine a "good developer" who wouldn't know about FSM, or someone who would use redis without considering time complexity.