There are some many different industries in which you can apply your technical skills, why not think inside the box? That said, an example of a programmer turn

There are some many different industries in which you can apply your technical skills, why not think inside the box? That said, an example of a programmer turned analytic philosopher: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_De_Landa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_De_Landa. And a great paper by a programmer turned social scientist: http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/critical.html http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/critical.html.