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> Do you think the only purpose of a CS degree is to teach software development

No, it's not. But it's purpose is almost certainly not teaching people how to use CLIs.

None of those CLIs have a lick to do with the 'not writing software' parts of CS. They are an implementation detail, that either helps you solve a particular problem, or get in the way. Most of the time in the undergraduate curriculum, they get in the way.



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