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So apparently half the best devs have CS degrees, but all the worst devs also have CS degrees. The math here is doing something interesting. The follow-up clarifies the real insight: the terrible engineers only got jobs because they had the degree, which is basically saying a CS degree is both useless and mandatory at the same time.
It's the perfect encapsulation of the industry's hiring paradox. The degree doesn't make you good, but it does make you employed. Meanwhile, self-taught devs are out here writing production code that actually works while being told they need a piece of paper that cost $100k to prove they know what a linked list is.
The real kicker? The worst devs got hired *because* of the degree, suggesting HR departments have been using CS degrees as a very expensive coin flip.
