Some of the best developers I have worked with weren't Computer Science or Software Engineering graduates, but had Engineering or Electronics degrees. However,

Some of the best developers I have worked with weren't Computer Science or Software Engineering graduates, but had Engineering or Electronics degrees. However, some companies wouldn't hire them because their degrees didn't fit their definition of correct. All the points made about years of service not equaling ability are absolutely proven, yet ignored by many - I'd rather work with someone who can break problems down, ask the right questions and think logically - as opposed to someone who can force a program to work because they know the syntax. Some of this is how candidates are interviewed too - technical screenings alone rarely find someone who is good at software development. Writing a syntactically correct program quickly, is the not the same as writing a good piece of software.