Author: James Swafford
Date: 14:23:04 10/29/02
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On October 29, 2002 at 13:01:54, Bob Durrett wrote: > You've got to be kidding. Would you put "minor in Chess Software" on your resume or CV? -- James >Most or all of the chess programmers here received some kind of formal education >in "software." The typical Computer Science degree is intended for people who >intend to reside in "the world of software" throughout their careers. > >But what about Master's Degrees? Or PhDs? > >There are many specialties withing the software world. One might assume that a >graduate software degree might involve majors, minors, or other specializations. > >What about a minor in "Chess Software"? > >Available now? > >Available in near future? > >A similar idea is to compare a software PhD to a medical doctor's education. >Typically, medical doctors have to do an internship. > >How about a Chess Software Internship? > >Carrying the anology one step further, consider MDs who decide to go back to >school to get a specialty, such as brain surgery. Could an analogous situation >be a software PhD going back to learn an advanced "Chess Software" specialty? > >Would someone like Bob Hyatt make a good advisor for something like that? > >Just curious. > >Bob D.
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