> Those that have only PhD's or Masters in CS have been especially had in my experience. When all you have is a PhD, everything looks like a nail. Seconding y

> Those that have only PhD's or Masters in CS have been especially had in my experience. When all you have is a PhD, everything looks like a nail. Seconding your view on reality. I've only met one programmer with a masters / doctorate that knew what he was doing. The rest -- close to a dozen of 'em -- spent all their time trying to shoe-horn any project they were working on into their thesis.