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I'm a developer working for a SaaS company and you didn't NEED a degree to get hired but it sure was a "nice to have."
Did your degree help you with:
Ive heard from quite a few developers that people without degrees in CS program differently than with a degree. CS teaches the theoretical fundamentals that you could go your entire life without knowing and still perform well in a job, but they do help when e.g. building novel solutions, reframing problems into more general problems that were solved 40 years ago, and getting an overview of how everything works can prevent reinventing the wheel.
That's an excellent point/observation.
Do you believe that organizations could have a mix of both types of people?
Sure. There are benefits to devs without degrees, as they usually start working earlier in their lives so they have more work experience. And hard screening for a degree is probably not helpful anyway, there are other ways to become a proficient developer. You can read about the fundamentals without ever going to a class about it!
Concepts of standard American businesses,. communication, business processes, professional presentation, product production life cycles, business man/women stuff
In that case, this is also a yes.
Nepotism/cronyism will get you a lot further than a silly piece of paper.
IMO the most important thing about college is the people you meet. Build a large network of individuals who know you, and know where you want to be, and one of them might just get your foot in the door.