[emmapersky]

You seem to disagree with a point I am not making. I'm saying that they are both valuable (maybe CS grads who want to work as Software Engineers should take such classes), but not equivalent.

There are values to an academically rigorous (CS) education that are unrealted to Software Engineering. Simply being aware of CS fundamentals is not equivalent.

There are many eng jobs outside of Startup land where a deep knowledge of CS is far more valuable than how to write and deploy a full stack web app.

[lucidquiet]

I'm actually agreeing with you and disagreeing with chriszf. I suppose I should have called that out specifically. My comment was mainly to counter argue what I've seen as undervaluing a CS Degree. (Sorry for the confusion).

[emmapersky]

My bad, I replied to the wrong parent. I meant to reply to chriszf's point that you also disagreed with.