100% disagree.
If you are interested in working in almost any capacity at a tech company, having a computer science degree is a tremendous advantage, at least with getting hired. Many business roles require technical knowledge, and unfortunately the way many companies screen for this knowledge is still whether or not you have a piece of paper.
If you think you can get a job as a program manager/project manager without any technical background, good luck. When you get into a room full of engineers, they will fuck you up.
I would say the people with the biggest advantage have followed this track:
Computer Science bachelors -> 3-5 years as an engineer -> maybe reaching senior engineer level, depending on company
The demand for people with this background who can also talk to customers/business teams is very high. And it's a background that's very difficult to replicate outside of this track.
The point is that you don't have to code forever in isolation if you don't like it. But it's still one of the best backgrounds to have.
If you are interested in working in almost any capacity at a tech company, having a computer science degree is a tremendous advantage, at least with getting hired. Many business roles require technical knowledge, and unfortunately the way many companies screen for this knowledge is still whether or not you have a piece of paper.
If you think you can get a job as a program manager/project manager without any technical background, good luck. When you get into a room full of engineers, they will fuck you up.
I would say the people with the biggest advantage have followed this track:
Computer Science bachelors -> 3-5 years as an engineer -> maybe reaching senior engineer level, depending on company
The demand for people with this background who can also talk to customers/business teams is very high. And it's a background that's very difficult to replicate outside of this track.
The point is that you don't have to code forever in isolation if you don't like it. But it's still one of the best backgrounds to have.