[rpedela]

The software industry does not revolve around web development. Yes it is a large percentage but it is not the only type of software, and many web development jobs require understanding data structures and algorithms. As always, it depends.

[weland]

I don't see how this contradicts what I said. There are tons of jobs in the software industry that don't require anything so advanced that you'd need a degree for. The JS hipsterisms are a prime example of those, but they aren't necessarily the only ones.