My own experience says the article is probably true. I've worked with lots of good developers, very view have had a CompSci degree (I do, but still), and a goo

My own experience says the article is probably true. I've worked with lots of good developers, very view have had a CompSci degree (I do, but still), and a good number of people with a CompSci degree have been crap. But, the vast majority of those people did have a degree (EE, ME, CE, English, Forestry, General Studies, Business, Music, Art, etc). The degree does help you, especially when interviewing. It can also make it easier to transition from a straight coder to management (and other promotions/job changes). Not because the degree grants you new wisdom, but because it helps ease the minds of those doing the promotions. Now, that said, there are a number of things I learned as part of my degree that I probably would not have otherwise (or as well), like compilers and operating systems. But those are largely "nice to have"s, and not required to do actual work.