I mean, if they're coming from a different major, it's the equivalent of hiring people after sophomore year. If they haven't been programming outside that, that frankly isn't enough time to be a good programmer.

What a weirdly specific statement that has little connection to the parent or reality.

Remember that we're responding to:

> I can count on one hand resumes of people that gets a CS BS degree THEN a MS degree in CS [15 years of looking at resumes].

In fact most people who get an MS in CS got a BS in CS first. And all MS programs have prerequisites.

Most M.S. requires a year or two of prerequisites.