[rs999gti]

I would take a CS degree with no experience over a boot camp or for profit school's fresh graduate.

At least I know the CS degree has standards and academic rigor, with mathematics and some problem solving, which to me means they can think and adapt.

Once both groups get experience though they are pretty much the same resume wise. Then it is up to the interview process and probation period to shake them out

[redeux]

I don’t think this is a very controversial take, and I’m not arguing against the value of a CS degree. You just can’t assume that someone knows even foundational topics because they have one.

[govolckurself]

No, but it makes it fairly likely that they were exposed to the fundamentals, like a lack of a degree makes it likely they weren't. "Well, actually, not EVERY CS major knows their fundamentals!" is not nearly as strong of an argument as people seem to think.

[bluefirebrand]

One example I can think of: A CS major is likely to have at least been exposed to the idea of Big-O estimating algorithmic complexity.

A non-CS grad is much less likely to have. They may not even have a concept that estimating algorithmic complexity is even possible. They may have zero understanding why a massively nested loop structure is slow.