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From: bill@cafe.net (Kaz Kylheku)
Subject: Re: Which language pays most -- C++ vs. Java?
Date: 1998/02/02
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In article <01bd2c3c$6726d520$8101b8c7@MIS-RKW95.spartan.com>,
Ross Klatte <klatte@spartan.com> wrote:
>The most important part of a Ph.D. is that it shows that the person 
>has the ability to take on a difficult, multi-year project, and bring it 
>to completion.  This quality is worth its weight in gold, regardless of 
>any knowledge that might or might not have been acquired.  

Which really means that the Ph. D. should perhaps be given a management
position or some other form of leadership; not necessarily a role
involving the direct construction of the product.

The ability to take on a difficult, multi-year project doesn't necessarily
translate to good software development. In principle, you could work for
several years on something whose components can't be tested until
it's all completed. :)

A good software project survives some turn-around of people. You don't
need the same engineers to be on it from start to finish. Some
engineers are better at the outset of a project, others are better at
tying it up.