> most of the PhD programmers I know are not any different from the average Very few computer science PhDs are set up to make you better at programming. In fac

> most of the PhD programmers I know are not any different from the average Very few computer science PhDs are set up to make you better at programming. In fact, the unstructured and unreviewed quality of much research code might make you worse at programming. The goal of a PhD is to get better at research and communicating your research. If you’re not interested in research, do not do a PhD.