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also does a PhD really help when programming (serious question)?

• SandB0x 13y ago
  Maybe not for web or mobile development, but without getting into specifics I'm thinking of friends with PhDs directly using their skills in optimization and machine learning in their jobs.
• petercooper 13y ago
  Depends what you consider programming, but if it includes getting a job at Microsoft Research or the more interesting jobs at Google, definitely.
• mkonturek 13y ago
  Yes, it does if you are considering career in scientific computation.