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I didn't do a computing-related degree, so I can only comment based on what I saw of the Coumputing Studies dept. (or whatever it was called), but programming as such had little to do with it. Designing a good language (and deciding on a suitable definition of "good"), examining the logic behind algorithms, program verification systems: all of these you would find during your Comp. Sci degree. But programming is only touched on briefly. Much as I assume an architect needs to understand the arrangements of bricks, mortar and other building materials that hang together safely without necessarily having to glue them all together himself. So basically, stuff you'll hardly ever see done in real life, deadline-critical jobs in the real world :-) Antonio