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Subject: Re: College Degree in Chess Programming?

Author: Bob Durrett

Date: 16:19:43 10/29/02

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On October 29, 2002 at 17:23:04, James Swafford wrote:

>On October 29, 2002 at 13:01:54, Bob Durrett wrote:
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>You've got to be kidding.
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>Would you put "minor in Chess Software" on your resume or CV?

CV?  What's that?  Computer Virus?  : )

If you are self-employed producing game software, then yes!  That would look
good!  : )

Bob D.

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>James
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>>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.
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>>But what about Master's Degrees?  Or PhDs?
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>>There are many specialties withing the software world.  One might assume that a
>>graduate software degree might involve majors, minors, or other specializations.
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>>What about a minor in "Chess Software"?
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>>Available now?
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>>Available in near future?
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>>A similar idea is to compare a software PhD to a medical doctor's education.
>>Typically, medical doctors have to do an internship.
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>>How about a Chess Software Internship?
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>>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?
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>>Would someone like Bob Hyatt make a good advisor for something like that?
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>>Just curious.
>>
>>Bob D.



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