A lot of programming is trade work, like being a carpenter or a glass blower. Anyone can learn to do it with guidance and practice. You don't need a CS degree to write a good shell script, a CRUD web app, etc. Just the willingness to learn the tools and some fundamentals.
It's not until you get in to deeper stuff like system services development or internet plumbing that the CS degree becomes more necessary.
A lot of programming is trade work, like being a carpenter or a glass blower. Anyone can learn to do it with guidance and practice. You don't need a CS degree to write a good shell script, a CRUD web app, etc. Just the willingness to learn the tools and some fundamentals.
It's not until you get in to deeper stuff like system services development or internet plumbing that the CS degree becomes more necessary.