Really the problem is not cs degrees being bad its that bachelors degrees are not all that useful in general any more.

I’ve worked at a few places that won’t touch you without one. But the GPA also counts for a lot. Anything under a 3.0 regularly gets ignored. For the bigger firms, it can go up to 3.5

I had a weak GPA and took a job at a real bottom of the barrel company. But after five years, it was just “oh, this guy can hold a steady job” and GPA stopped mattering.