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From: "dogmat" <macdonaldrj@bv.com>
Subject: Re: Which language pays most -- C++ vs. Java?
Date: 1998/02/11
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Steve Dekorte wrote in message <6bqfb7$ilg$1@owl.slip.net>...

>Of course outside acedemia, success/completion is not measured by the size
>of the document describing how you wasted the last 4 years of your life.
>That is, unless you're a manager. ;-)


Just 4? The average time to finish a PhD has risen over the past few years,
to at least 5 or more.
But, what a great way to waste it. Best job ever. Far-off deadlines, your
own workhours, no suit and tie.