Exactly. I believe the issue is that the culture in C.S. is to focus more on conferences which means a more rapid turnaround time. There are other disciplines w

Exactly. I believe the issue is that the culture in C.S. is to focus more on conferences which means a more rapid turnaround time. There are other disciplines where conferences are not as respected as journal publications which are slow as hell. Having said that, personally I tend to believe in the existence of life after a PhD, this means that one should probably publish and also give talks in conferences etc.