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That's probably because you were talking to " CS-ish PhD students". First of all, they're looking to validate the choice they made in lieu of becoming a millio
by goobynight 8y ago
That's probably because you were talking to " CS-ish PhD students".
First of all, they're looking to validate the choice they made in lieu of becoming a millionaire. It helps them sleep at night to think Google or whatever isn't cool (maybe it isn't).
Second, they're interested and driven by different things.
Every single good/great practical software engineer I know from college is working at FAANG or a unicorn.
- neilv 8y agoGood point: that sample was of people who chose to go to PhD programs rather than to (or stay in) a lucrative FAANG engineering position, so maybe not representative of people considering engineering tracks.