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That's true, though if you want a job in industry doing non-research CS work, the case for going beyond a B.S. or an M.S. in the first place is considerably wea
by _delirium 14y ago
That's true, though if you want a job in industry doing non-research CS work, the case for going beyond a B.S. or an M.S. in the first place is considerably weaker. You could do a PhD if you want to spend a few years in grad school out of personal/intellectual interest, presumably the same reason one would do the same in literature, but it's not going to really open career doors unless you're interested in research.
- throwaway1979 14y agoAgreed with one caveat. If one is interested in something obtuse, doing a PhD gives you the opportunity to work with the greatest minds/personal heroes in the subject. I got the opportunity to interact with a few Turing award level people in my career so far. It is hard to put a dollar value on that. One other point is that resources like YC did not exist when I started my PhD. I was about to finish as YC came out and I felt finishing up my PhD was the better option. I had some friends who had just started their PhD programs and they quit to pursue startup opportunities (undoubtedly a good move for almost everyone). Timing and luck I guess.