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Students sometimes tell me they’re applying to PhD programs as a backup in case they don’t get a job as a software engineer or whatever. I get that the job market is rough but this is like saying you’ll start a company if you don’t find a job. Like starting a company, a PhD is the far *more* risky path and requires…

I'm told I've been appointed to an endowed professorship, the Bertram and Carole Siegel Professor of Computer Science. I've long thought my work is more legible outside the academy than inside it, so I'm delighted and honored to be recognized by my university, and grateful for the Siegel Family Endowment's support t…

It's the time of year when people are considering applying to PhD programs. I made that decision 23 years ago. Here are seven things I think you should know. 1. A PhD is not a means to an end. Don't start or suffer through a PhD at the expense of your mental health and life goals. 2. A PhD is a terrible financial d…

Students sometimes tell me they’re applying to PhD programs as a backup in case they don’t get a job as a software engineer or whatever. I get that the job market is rough but this is like saying you’ll start a company if you don’t find a job. Like starting a company, a PhD is the far *more* risky path and requires…

A few people have recently claimed my posts are actually AI. Apparently I go to great lengths to bypass AI detectors, but these people have seen right through it, as they are connoisseurs of fine human writing. I find this hilarious and don't plan to change my writing style, which has had some AI characteristics lo…

I'm told I've been appointed to an endowed professorship, the Bertram and Carole Siegel Professor of Computer Science. I've long thought my work is more legible outside the academy than inside it, so I'm delighted and honored to be recognized by my university, and grateful for the Siegel Family Endowment's support t…