>>7
Wow. That is scary.
It seems to be trend among people who see that programming can be a lucrative career, and automatically assume academia is the best way to become a good programmer (hint: it isn't). I know too many dipshits with 4.0 Computer Science GPA's who can't program (and no, they can't do the "theoretical" computer science either). They spend all of their time passing classes and bullshitting assignments, and no time on self-improvement, and what you end up with is a total tool who can still get past the moronic HR people (this isn't exclusive to computer science). I'm personally interested in finding niches where skill and results are more important than fulfilling the mindless requirements of bureaucracy, in order to avoid this exact problem.