Most of us read this article from the safe haven of the CS community, which offers the seemingly impossible combination of high pay, brief education, and intere

Most of us read this article from the safe haven of the CS community, which offers the seemingly impossible combination of high pay, brief education, and interesting work. There are drawbacks too, such as the pressure to work 12 hour days, but generally speaking it is one of the nicest professions in the world. If I wasn’t aware of the alternative of going into software engineering, then I still think the gamble and sacrifice of a science PhD would be very attractive.