It's useful even if you don't like it. Whether you work in finance, physics, or a non-computer related engineering profession, you'll be a lot better at your p

It's useful even if you don't like it. Whether you work in finance, physics, or a non-computer related engineering profession, you'll be a lot better at your profession if you can code. There's a difference between building large scale systems versus doing a little exploratory scripting with Python and SQL. For the former, a CS degree is very helpful and for most people, necessary. The latter, on the other hand, is what will benefit the average non-professional programmer.