For the past two decades, "learn to code" was the ultimate career advice. Tech executives and university advisors still beat this drum, insisting that a Computer Science (CS) degree remains the safest bet for the future. They are wrong. While a tiny fraction of elite engineers will still need formal CS training, the vast majority of students should look elsewhere. We are entering an era where studying pure computer science makes about as much sense as majoring in Latin to understand modern literature. To understand why, we have to look backward. The Desktop Revolution: History Repeating Itself When personal computers first entered offices decades ago, the early adopters were not software engineers. They were accountants, civil engineers, and business professionals. They learned BASIC and other rudimentary programming languages to solve immediate, practical problems. Their applications were ugly and unpolished, but they worked. Eventually, systems grew too large and complex. C...