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Re:Poll: Full-time software engineers in London, what's your... by egwor on Saturday June 01, 2013 @11:30AM (#5804340)
also does a PhD really help when programming (serious question)?
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Re:Poll: Full-time software engineers in London, what's your... by SandB0x on Saturday June 01, 2013 @11:38AM (#5804386)
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.
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Re:Poll: Full-time software engineers in London, what's your... by petercooper on Saturday June 01, 2013 @02:39PM (#5805285)
Depends what you consider programming, but if it includes getting a job at Microsoft Research or the more interesting jobs at Google, definitely.
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Re:Poll: Full-time software engineers in London, what's your... by mkonturek on Monday June 03, 2013 @09:26AM (#5813085)
Yes, it does if you are considering career in scientific computation.
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